Analysis of The Living Truth
That there is no God.
The fool says in his hard heart.
The soul knows better.
For it is made of Spirit.
Therein is the Living Truth.
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tanka |
| Metre | 11111 0110111 01110 1111110 0110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 132 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
Man is made of flesh and of spirit. The one is weak; the other is strong. The one knows right; the other does wrong. The flesh is a deceiver. The spirit gives us conscience. The flesh always deceives us, and therefore cannot sustain us; does not endure. The spirit nourishes us and is everlasting. It is the spirit that softens all hearts that are hardened. Yield not to the flesh. Instead, yield to the spirit, and the Truth will be revealed.
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Written on May 05, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on May 05, 2022
Modified on April 13, 2023
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