Analysis of 10 TOES DOWN
JaQuiondia Banks 1990 (MILWAUKEE, WI)
10 Toes Down
I have been knocked down 9 times, but I stand 10 toes down
Each blow I have been hit, and I have hit the ground
Each time I have got back up, to be knocked back down again
To be a quitter has never been in my plan
I get back up and start over again
The route I took may be a different course
I do not change pace, I change the source
There will be bumps and bruises along the way
I do not get discourage, they will not stay
They may hurt, they may burn
But I’m a soldier, I will remain firm
To reach the top, is all I want
Being at the bottom, sucks, I cannot front
I will wait patiently, and wait my turn
My goals and dreams, I will not allow them to burn
Scheme | AABCDCEEFFGHIJGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 11111111111 111111011101 11111111111101 110101101011 1111011001 01111101001 111111101 11110100101 11110101111 111111 1101011011 11011111 10101011101 1111000111 110111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 658 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 513 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 144 |
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Written on May 29, 2021
Submitted by jaquiondiab20 on August 10, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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