Rome And Building Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG HIJKK ALIEMNOK PIQG QRSITUNV| Rome wasn't built | A |
| In a day but if the Roman's | B |
| Hadn't kept at it | C |
| If they hadn't worked hard | D |
| Adding block upon block | E |
| Sweating in the sun and rain | F |
| Rome wouldn't be built at all | G |
| - | |
| But wicked selfish leaders | H |
| Use the Roman saying | I |
| To hide their ineptitude | J |
| And misappropriation to cover | K |
| The billions they squander | K |
| - | |
| Since Rome wasn't built | A |
| In a day it means we've to continue | L |
| Working continue building | I |
| Putting block upon block | E |
| Building on past gains | M |
| Our mistakes teaching us | N |
| Creating enabling environments | O |
| To consolidate the future | K |
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| If Roman leaders squandered | P |
| Rome's wealth because building | I |
| Wouldn't end in a day | Q |
| Rome wouldn't be built at all | G |
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| That Rome wasn't built in a day | Q |
| Doesn't mean we've got | R |
| To rest on our oars | S |
| Folding our hands doing nothing | I |
| Watching the times | T |
| And opportunities pass by | U |
| Other nations overtake us | N |
| And we remain stagnated | V |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
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Poet's note: The phrase "Rome was not built in a day" is a common saying. But a critical look at the saying would reveal that it is abused because leaders use it to justify their not working. The poem tries to correct the wrong impression. The poet says the real meaning of the phrase is that leaders and the people need to work hard to consolidate on the gains of the past.
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