Analysis of Build



Why in the still of the night
do I ponder my own character?
To live by life's standards and my own.
See truth and lose sight.
Remember days of old,
simple and happy.
We lived- we loved life.
Stout of heart- Bold.
Every day a new lesson,
the night a reflection.
Look no further than within,
all hearts bear sin.
Of lessons of life, the days are filled.
Some greater, some less,
all equal in the soul.
Learn from these lessons and Build.


Scheme ABCADEFDGGHHIJKI
Poetic Form
Metre 1001101 111011100 111110011 11011 010111 10010 11111 1111 10010110 010010 1110101 1111 110110111 11011 110001 1111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 420
Words 83
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 333
Words per stanza (avg) 83
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Casey O'Dell

I am 34 years old and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about a year ago. I have been a prisoner of the mania and depression since I was an adolescent. Poetry was the one thing that I could always rely on to express and examine my emotions. Thus, I have been writing since I was about 13. I am now engaged and have a 2 year old son. It is my hope that perhaps by sharing my works, others might find some degree of peace in their own tumultuous lives. more…

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