Analysis of Raised?



I was raised to always remain humble.

27 years later, I begin to crumble.

I was raised to earn before I spend.

Now I seek some guidance to lend.

I was raised to have a kind heart.

It has only hurt me front the start.

I raised myself to never trust no one.

Peoples trust always keeps me on the run.

I raised myself to make new friends.

It's hard to tell which ones pretend.

I now need to raise my boundaries.

And do it just ever so soundly.

Was the way I was raised unjust?

Now it is so hard to trust.

Self esteem and confidence need to be raised.

Lies and treachery should not be praised.

I was raised to question my actions.

When will my feet, finally find traction?


Scheme A A B B C C D D X B X X E E F F X D
Poetic Form
Metre 111110110 110101110 111110111 11111011 11111011 111011101 111110111 101111101 1111111 11111101 111111100 011110110 10111101 1111111 10101001111 101001111 111110110 1111100110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 684
Words 166
Sentences 18
Stanzas 18
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 29
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Written on 2019

Submitted by Mitchthefridge on January 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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