Analysis of Not for Sale



I am not for sale.
I am not of this world.
My Lord has placed his hands on me.
I am his anointed child.
Satan you have no hold.
My Lord has the Keys of David.
The day will come.
In hell you will remain.
This is the promise of the Lord this day.  


Scheme ABCDEFGHI
Poetic Form Nonet (44%)
Metre 11111 111111 11111111 1110101 101111 11101110 0111 011101 1101010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 263
Words 64
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 182
Words per stanza (avg) 54
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Written on June 10, 2022

Submitted by WENDYMAY on June 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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