Analysis of May I
Doreene Felder 1967 (Phila.)
May I Lord
Be what you need me to be
May I be a leader
In your victory
May I be surrendered
The way you need me to be
May I respect your laws
So the enemy shall flee
May I not take for granted
The blessings you provide for me
May I always remember
You holds the key to my eternity...
| Scheme | ABCBDBEBFBCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1111111 111010 01100 111010 0111111 110111 1010011 1111110 01010111 111010 1101110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 279 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 219 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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