Analysis of In Dilemma
Afraid to die;
yes,
afraid to die,
but living in misery.
Yes, in misery;
Which one is better?
To die?
but, I am afraid:
To live?
But in misery:
I'm in dilemma.
In real
real dilemma.
| Scheme | AbAccdaefcghg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 1 0111 1100100 10100 11110 11 11101 11 10100 10010 01 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 182 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 10 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
About this poem
Death is an inevitable event, but no one finds it easy to die, even at a good old age. In Igbo culture, many names have emanated as people try to portray death in various perspectives. " Onwubiko"... "death", "we beg you." "Onwuama enyi"... "death shows no mercy, even to a friend." "Onwudinjo" is bad, or evil."
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