Analysis of FORMALLY KNOWN AS
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS...
Once I lived a life of dreams
Lost my will, as crazy as it seems
All dreams shatter, it doesn't matter
We are all as crazy as the Hatter
I'm formerly known as...
....The Dreamer
Once love I did pursue
All my heart I yearned for you
Heart broken, a forgotten token
My heart is smoldering, smokin'
I'm formerly known as...
...The Lover
Once I fought a raging war
Guns blazing, Hell like never before
Bullets fly, soldiers cry
All you can do is die
I'm formerly known as...
...The Soldier
Once I was dazed and confused
Beaten by life, I'm abused
All is lost, can't bear the cost
Found new life in the Cross
I'm formerly known as...
...The Sinner
Can't change where I've been, choose where I go
No longer any of those forgotten ones I know
Lord show me to the assembled throng
Annoint me Lord and make me strong...
Now I live a life anew
Lord I trust alone in you
Past is done, a brand new one
I'm standing in God's Son
I'm formally known as...
...The Saint
AMEN
| Scheme | a bbccAc ddeeAc ffggAc hhxxAc iijj ddeeaxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10011 1110111 111110111 111011010 1111101010 110011 010 111101 1111111 110001010 1111001 110011 010 1110101 110111001 101101 111111 110011 010 1111001 1011101 1111101 111001 110011 010 111111111 1101011010111 111100101 1110111 1110101 1110101 1110111 110011 110011 01 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 985 |
| Words | 200 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 36 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
2 Corinthians 5 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:The old has gone, the new is here!
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