Analysis of Elizabethan Prayer
Karl Constantine FOLKES 1935 (Portland)
An olive branch passed.
As token of unity.
A peace offering.
By monarch King Charles the Third.
A Royal Dispensation.
The House of Windsor.
By Commonwealth Nations linked.
At war — and in peace.
A centurion’s history.
Together — their legacy.
William, Harry, Kate, Meghan.
The four of you now — as one.
By God’s divine will.
House united will not fall.
Elizabethan Prayer.
| Scheme | XAXXB XXXAA BBXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11011 1101100 01100 111101 010010 01110 110101 11001 01100 0101100 1010110 0111111 11011 1010111 00101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 384 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 15 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Her Royal Highness Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her Colonies, reigned with grace and majestically for 70 glorious years, until her passing on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the age of ninety six. May her majesty’s divine will, authority, and her soulful prayer for unity, continue to be exercised, by uniting her kingdom, and showering blessings on her son, the new king, His Royal Highness Charles III, and by equally showering blessings on all her descendants, and on all who succeed her. The peace of the Lord be with her entire household. more »
Written on September 12, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on September 12, 2022
Modified on March 12, 2023
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