The King Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGBHIEE EJKLMN EOEEPEQE EEERQGQ| A king there was once | A |
| Who lorded it over his people | B |
| And made his wish | C |
| The people's command | D |
| - | |
| Their rights he trampled | E |
| Upon and made it a decree | F |
| That none opposed him | G |
| In any way or anywhere the people | B |
| He made fauning slaves | H |
| That fed from his hand like pigeons | I |
| In their own land and brooked | E |
| All opposition to his royalty | E |
| - | |
| Some he sent to graves untimely | E |
| Others he made to rot in the dungeon | J |
| Some others wore heavy iron chains | K |
| He put on their feet like bangles | L |
| For none to raise dissenting voices | M |
| He put gags on their mouths | N |
| - | |
| Till one fateful day | E |
| The king had to address visitors | O |
| And his people in pomp and pageantry | E |
| Not knowing he had excreta | E |
| On his royal robes and none could tell | P |
| Him though all was aware of the ignominy | E |
| He was the all knowing supreme king | Q |
| And none dared to correct His Majesty | E |
| - | |
| And so the king went about | E |
| In ignominy a thing of mockery | E |
| Before the very people he claimed to dominate | E |
| Just because the king was above everyone else | R |
| And knew everything | Q |
| And none could correct him | G |
| Because he was the all knowing supreme king | Q |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
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Poet's note: "Season of Madness" and "Wisdom and Power" inspired this poem which is a fictional story of a king in Igbo mythology who believed he he knew everything there was to know and needed nobody's advice. However, the king went to a public ceremony without realizing he has excreta on his robe. His people saw it but could not tell him because he claimed to know everything. The decampee Governor is that king because he assumed to know everything and didn't consult his people before jumping boat. He expected the people to move with him but most of them prefer to stay where they are.
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