Analysis of Humble I Pray
Tonight through the darkness,
I wander and crawl
The faces seem ghoulish,
my past to recall
Unsure of direction,
I listen for sounds
To possibly guide me,
as fire abounds
I look to my left,
as hooves thunder past
I look to my right,
and Beelzebub laughs
All colors have gone,
just the fieriest red
I live out my fear,
I live out my dread
One hope then to muster,
that faith remains true
And guides me inclement,
past demons anew
Despair almost total,
regret full in charge
I squint through the smoke,
there’s new light from afar
I plod on my knees,
and it grows brighter still
As the temperature drops,
and the moment is chilled
Once free of damnation,
my life starts again
With sacred commitment,
forgiven of sin
My tomorrows in passing,
I live for today
Belief my salvation
—as humbly I pray
(1st Book Of Prayers May, 2019)
Scheme | XA XA BC XC XX XX XD XD XE FE XX XX XX XX BX FX XG BG G |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011010 11001 010110 1111 011010 11011 110011 11001 11111 11101 11111 011 11011 1011 11111 11111 111110 11011 011010 11001 01110 01101 11101 111101 11111 011101 101001 001011 111010 11101 110010 01011 101010 11101 011010 11011 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 850 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 34 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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