Pangs Of Slavery. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIAJKLMNONPN| In an inky room | A |
| Blank in black sights | B |
| Captivity reigns in a a Nebuchadnezzar like manner | C |
| Oozing around in low tunes and hurtful lyrics | D |
| Oceans of black heads were flanked by | E |
| Chains tied around their arms and padlocks in their embedded mouths | F |
| Pregnant with words that could ignite the ire of their captives | G |
| It remained sealed | H |
| For years the grave like atmosphere in their closed mouths pinioned arms is | I |
| characteristically associated with their clime | A |
| A world where death is the fastest escape from natural restrictions | J |
| To them death is life and life is death | K |
| The thoughts of freedom is like setting a mansion ablaze | L |
| For their hopes crumbled down at the sights of wicked skinny white men | M |
| Hopes become lifeless when death wish rules the mind | N |
| Just as these thoughts raced through their minds | O |
| To their utmost dismay a voice in rich English accent exclaimed 'push them to the ships they are moving to the new world' | N |
| Tears trickled down their swollen eyes voluntarily | P |
| For what lies ahead for them is greater than their present state | N |
Akinloye Emmanuel
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