Analysis of I Built a Wall
When I was young, I learned to build
A wall though I was never skilled
At making something strong enough
To keep away the things too tough
So, I would then rebuild.
I hid my dreams and every fear
Behind the wall when life came near;
All that I never could control
That seemed to touch my very soul
And knew that I was here!
All things of life that came to call,
Tried very hard to scale my wall
Or go around the many bricks
I found inside my bag of tricks.
A few of them did fall!
The wall is very tall and wide
With so much of my life to hide
Not due to something wrong with me,
But what I don't want all to see,
Perhaps because of pride.
Scheme | AABBA CCDDX EEFFE GGHHG |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) |
Metre | 11111111 01111101 11010101 11010111 111101 111101001 01011111 11110101 11111101 011111 11111111 11011111 11010101 11011111 011111 01110101 11111111 11110111 11111111 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
Life can be tough; real or imagined!
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Written on April 14, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on April 14, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on April 14, 2024
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