The poem " Woman Work" written by Dr Maya Angelou is a wonderful literary gift for the post-modern period of English literary history. Structural Analysis.
She wrote 28 poetic lines out of a total of 30 in this poem unconsciously with Zikorean style and structure. Only the lines 14th and 22nd have one syllable excessive respectively. In this way, she irrigated the flower's bed of this poem with 93 % pure Ziket water. From the structural point of view, this poem is a Varied Zikelite, and it is a noteworthy addition to Zikorean literature.
Line By Line Analysis
Now I render line by line structural analysis of the poem concerning syllable count: I' I've got the children to tend (L1- 7 Syllables) The clothes to mend (L2- 4)
The floor to mop (L3- 4) The food to shop (L4 - 4)
Then the chicken to fry (L 5- 6) The baby to dry (L 6 - 5)
I got company to feed (L7 - 7) The garden to weed (L8 - 5)
I' ve got shirts to press (L9 - 5) The tots to dress (L10 - 4)
The cane to be cut (L11 - 5) I gotta clean up this hut (L 12- 7)
Then see about the sick (L13 - 6) And the cotton to pick (L14 - 6)
Shine on me, sunshine (L15 - 5) Rain on me, rain (L16 - 4)
Fall softly, dewdrops (L17 - 5) And cool my brow again (L18 - 6)
Storm, blow me from here (L19 - 5) With your fiercest wind (L20 - 5)
Let me float across the sky (L 21- 7) ' Til I can rest again (L22 - 6)
Fall gently, snowflakes (L23 - 5) Cover me with white (L24 - 5)
Cold icy kisses and (L25 - 6) Let me rest tonight (L 26 - 5)
Sun, rain, curving sky (L27 - 5) Mountain, oceans, leaf, and stone (L28 - 7)
Star shine, moon glow (L29 - 4) You' re all that I can call my own (L30 - 8)
From the aforementioned facts, we can assume that Dr. Maya Angelou was one of the famous Zikites (Late Zikorean poets in the past i.e., before the rebirth of Zikorean literature in 2015). The great Zikologists and researchers will surely be witnessed in this regard.
Dr. Zik
Jhelum Pakistan