Analysis of still I rise



Have you ever had to be in the eternal fight
never been able to sleep through a whole night
been branded as something you tried so hard not be
just like any prisoner you strive to be free
but after all thats happened I'm not sure even I wanna be me
do you hate me because of what I said
do you think we are so different even though we both bleed red
do you really wanna see me fall and not get up
does it bother you that I try so hard and never give up
do you wanna see me buried in the ground
watch the dust get blown away or get sent all the way down
do you think you can keep me down
do you think with an obstacle theres no way around
take your best shot at me taunt me mock me
no matter how hard you try you can't stop me
no matter what you try STILL I RISE


Scheme AABBBCCDDEFFEBBG
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111000101 10110111011 110110111111 111010011111 11011101111011011 1111011111 1111111001011111 1110101110111 111011111101011 11101110001 10111011111011 11111111 1111110011101 1111111111 11011111111 110111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 746
Words 165
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 595
Words per stanza (avg) 165
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Submitted on March 11, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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