This Mound Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKL EMNOPQRGS| This mound of earth | A |
| This dust | B |
| Whose strength lies | C |
| Only in the breath | D |
| It takes | E |
| Boasts | F |
| Of its power | G |
| Fleeting | H |
| Like the breeze | I |
| Lasting for a brief time | J |
| Useless like the burnt out | K |
| Stub of a cigarette | L |
| - | |
| Man is the breath he takes | E |
| His flesh and blood | M |
| Are like that of the basest animal | N |
| He deceases and rots | O |
| The moment | P |
| There's no more air | Q |
| In his blood stream | R |
| Then where lies the power | G |
| behind the boast | S |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
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Poet's note: The theme of the poem discusses the mortality of man and decries the attitude of men who boast of their power and ability not minding the ephemeral nature of life.
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