Rise Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EDFG HIHJ KLMN HODP QRST BUCV WXYI OZA2B2 IC2D2E2 F2HG2H2| Rise Dear Mother Land | A |
| Rise Africans | B |
| Let retake our birthplace | C |
| As it was before the evil white invasion | D |
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| We used to be Great | E |
| We are the origin of civilization | D |
| Before the evil white | F |
| Set us back | G |
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| Raid our land and water | H |
| Enslave our sons and daughters | I |
| Rape us off our glory and honor | H |
| Then twist the tongue and thoughts | J |
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| Of our young and old | K |
| Making us subscribe to a beautiful lie | L |
| That black is evil | M |
| White is God | N |
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| That everything from our soil is inferior | H |
| That we have no history | O |
| That our men are short of knowledge and reason | D |
| But all this is to undersell our greatness | P |
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| Africa is beautiful and enrich | Q |
| Like Gold and diamond | R |
| Our Water is full of abundance | S |
| And our land is deluxe and dear | T |
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| Dear Africans | B |
| Let sleep no more | U |
| Its time we rise and take our birthplace | C |
| We have suffered too long | V |
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| In the hands of these white evils | W |
| Who built their earth Paradise | X |
| From the blood labour and sweat | Y |
| Of our sons and daughters | I |
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| Leaving us with penury | O |
| Making our land a city of poverty and needs | Z |
| Dear Mother Africa | A2 |
| Rise and inspire | B2 |
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| Your sons and daughters | I |
| On the struggle field | C2 |
| And curse the bad eggs | D2 |
| Among us who are helping | E2 |
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| The white evils to keep her reign | F2 |
| Over our land and water | H |
| Rise Up Africa It is time | G2 |
| Rise Up Rise Up The time is Now | H2 |
Ola Olawale
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