Analysis of I Am Learning



I am learning to be like the rose,
who is willing to be completely naked
in the light of the sun.

I am learning to be like the rose,
who reveals all of its beauty
and risks being cut from its home.

I am learning to be like the rose,
who releases its blissful scent
regardless of where it's taken.

I am learning to be like the rose,
who is willing to surrender
and release all of its petals.

I am learning to be like the rose
and trust the process of Life.


Scheme Axb Axx Axb Axx Ax
Poetic Form
Metre 111011101 11101101010 001101 111011101 10111110 01101111 111011101 10101101 01011110 111011101 11101010 00111110 111011101 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 442
Words 93
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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