Analysis of I am a woman
I am a woman...
For I have brought life into this world.
I am a woman...
Because my soul is alight with fire.
Protector.
Lover.
Mother.
Fierceness... I know the power I hold.
Fight.
I will not cower. For this is my life. My fate is mine alone. For this means I make it.
There is no chance. Just choice.
Feminine.
Courageous.
So much love to give.
Impenetrable.
Loyalty.
Beauty is only skin deep.
I am a woman because a woman raised me so.
| Scheme | AbAccccdefgahijklm |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010 111110111 11010 0111101110 010 10 10 11101011 1 1111011111111101111111 111111 100 010 11111 01000 100 1011011 1101001010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 442 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 23 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 326 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 84 |
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Written on August 19, 2022
Submitted by shalyncurrie on August 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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