Ibadan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHIJ JJKL MNCOP JQRJP SMLTJ UVWXI JJYG LKZJ JA2M| Raise your voice aloud | A |
| And echo that which taints your heart | B |
| The days of the chain are laid to rest | C |
| And the closed eyes are made opened | D |
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| In your order our light is made to shine | E |
| With the scales and sword in your hands | F |
| Our hope is laid | G |
| Not as one daily appraise in our land | H |
| But one whose purity is not | I |
| Dented for a porridge's spoon | J |
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| Ibadan | J |
| Hmmm eba odan | J |
| The edge of a meadow | K |
| Wake I am saying wake | L |
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| Your purity is tainted in silence | M |
| And your voice which is | N |
| The essence of your being is laid to rest | C |
| The scales and sword are made to bend | O |
| That your foes are glorified benefactors | P |
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| Ibadan | J |
| Your worth has been known for ages | Q |
| It's not surprising that | R |
| Your bravery is second to none | J |
| Haven't been a place of refuge for warriors | P |
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| To know the legal practice is to dwell in you | S |
| A citadel of great intelligence | M |
| Ibadan mesi ogo | L |
| Nile oluyole | T |
| Nibiti ole ti n gbejare olohun | J |
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| Alas | U |
| Cast your heart off this | V |
| As your call is core | W |
| In making the groan leap for joy | X |
| Trust your memory fails you not | I |
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| That is your birth the Premier Bar Uni | J |
| First AG fed first and second female SAN | J |
| Justices of the apex courts | Y |
| No measures were made | G |
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| Wake oh wake | L |
| The edge of a meadow | K |
| Take up your scales sword and be blind | Z |
| To that which makes us groan | J |
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| As the labour of fathers cannot be in vain | J |
| Raise your voice so high and be firm | A2 |
| Our nation is mourning your silence | M |
Olorunleke Olorode
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