Analysis of I Rise



From my first day,
Beyond all dismay,
Through frazzle and fray,
Over all the trouble that lies,
 I remain unbroken, and yet I rise.

Despite adversity,
 In spite of all controversy,
Through storms weathered and worn, Comfortable under darkest of skies,
 I remain unbroken, and yet I rise.

Present aside follies and blunder,
As the world goes asunder,
through the most piercing eyes,
I remain unbroken, and yet I rise.


Scheme aaabB ccbB ddbB
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 01101 11001 10101011 1010100111 010100 0111100 1110011000101011 1010100111 100110010 1011010 101101 1010100111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 424
Words 84
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Personal strength and endurance

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Written on September 22, 2023

Submitted by shanecblnt on November 08, 2023

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Cotton Mathers

I am from Ironton, Ohio. I have one beautiful daughter, studied at Ohio University Southern. Becoming an author is my passion and dream. more…

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