Analysis of Softly Said.
His voice spoke so softly
it was as if stroking the air
on a birds wings
as slow as watching evolution
which he had so lovingly.
His hands had lifted his sword
like the weight of a million souls
taken from diseased bodies
to stem the darkness into light.
Such a hoard was not taken
unquestioned and thoughtlessly;
for reasons far greater than man
or angel or singular creation.
The water in the air was as clear
as the message was stunning to hear
because God had spoken
there was no fear.
Scheme | ABCDAEFGHDAIDJKDJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110 11111001 1011 11110010 1111100 1111011 10110101 1010110 11010011 1011110 01001 11011011 1101100010 010001111 101011011 011110 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 491 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 393 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 92 |
About this poem
Enough said.
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Written on November 10, 2021
Submitted by heathert.34240 on November 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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