Analysis of When I Rise
Amy Feinman 1986 (Santa Cruz)
In the morning, when I rise
I will shed all of the anchors, restraints and the ties
I will face the day with pride and no fear
I will face the day with friends and family near
The day may hold chaos or peace
I walk through the storm in hope it will cease
The winds are strong and there's a bite in the cold
Never in my life, has my body felt so old
In spite of the pain and wounds that I feel
I will continue to grow, to find peace and to heal
I pray, I hope, I plead and I beg
But my brain misfires just like a fried egg
My thoughts are all jumbled, mixed up and tossed
It takes so much just not to feel lost
In spite of the pain and wounds that I feel
I will continue to grow, to find peace and to heal
I will never give up. I refuse to quit
It doesn't matter if any of it seems legit
There are times when I feel that I am alone
To anxious thoughts I am always prone
In spite of the pain and wounds that I feel
I will continue to grow, to find peace and to heal
In the morning, when I rise
I will shed all of the anchors, restraints and the ties
I will face the day with pride and no fear
I will face the day with friends and family near
Seek my face and I will restore
I cry out for help, but you are silent once more
In the midst of the pain and sorrow I feel
He is there watching close in the times I don't kneel
He sees every teardrop and feels every ache
He is there for the sorrow, shortcomings and mistakes
In the morning, when I rise
I will shed all of the anchors, restraints and the ties
I will face the day with pride and no fear
I will face the day with friends and family near
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0010111 1111101001001 1110111011 111011101001 01111011 1110101111 01110101001 100111110111 0110101111 1101011111011 111111011 111111011 1111101101 111111111 0110101111 1101011111011 11101110111 1101011011110 11111111101 11011111 0110101111 1101011111011 0010111 1111101001001 1110111011 111011101001 11101101 111111111011 00110101011 111101001111 111001011001 111101010001 0010111 1111101001001 1110111011 111011101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 1,607 |
| Words | 355 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 36 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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