Analysis of Newly

Odala Kammunda 2006 (Ntchisi)



Did it blow over?
That the newly shakes
And some fell off

Did it land on?
That the newly were eaten
And some were destroyed

Bind and unite
So that it can not blow over to fell off
And it can not land on to be destroyed


Scheme XXA XXB XAB
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 10101 0111 1111 1010010 01001 101 11111110111 0111111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 220
Words 51
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 16

About this poem

It's is about the war and enemity that is caused due to misunderstandings of land mostly in africa

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Written on November 01, 2022

Submitted by kammundaodala on November 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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