Analysis of Do it
It bothered my heart and disturbed my peace
My joy was stolen and all that I depended on failed
My hands ceased to work and my feet froze
Defeat and demotion and discouragement prodded on.
Everything around has gone the other way
Nothing had remained in its place
Nothing to hold on to because all had failed
I would not do anything because I did not trust my strength
Who would help my helplessness?
Nobody would come and rescue me
Everybody had faced their vocation and calling
I have been left all to myself
I will rise if I stand
I have held myself to the ground so long
My head should hear my heart
And lift my feet until I stand
My feet should hear my head and stand
Lifting the whole body and working with my hand
Until my entire strength is restored
And then I could do what I should do.
Scheme | XAXX XXAX XXXX BXXB BBXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1101100111 11110011101011 111110111 01001000100101 1001110101 10101011 10111101111 11111001111111 1111100 1110101 100111010010 1111111 111111 111110111 111111 01110111 11111101 100110010111 0110101101 011111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 799 |
Words | 160 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
A call to rise from despondency to a life of fulfillment
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