Analysis of What Do You See When You See Me?
What do you see when you see me?
My clothes, my hair, or poverty?
Do you see bars before my face?
Or merely see me out of place?
With my existence erased-wiped completely from this race?
Don't judge me by the way I dress--my style, my hair shouldn't cause you duress.
These things are just the outer wear, but what's inside--Ah there's treasure there--
To be brought forth, polished and refined.
To be given a chance to sparkle and shine.
My purpose here is like the rest.
To constantly learn--strive to be the best.
The labels that you tie to me may stifle, stunt my growth, my desire to achieve.
But will never stop my drive to believe in who I am and what I can conceive.
Now what do you see when you see me?
Judge not or be judged said the Almighty He.
Look in my eyes, when you see me.
They are windows to the soul, but you must be willing, be ready and accept me beyond the color of my skin.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 11111100 11110111 11011111 11010011010111 111101111111101110 11110101110111101 111110001 11100111001 11011101 1100111101 010111111101111010101 11101111010111011101 111111111 11111100101 10111111 1110101111110110001101010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 882 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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