Analysis of Martyr for a Moment (open our ebook)



See the follower trail the Master
Spirit brings the calm and pose.
Facing Death a slight discomfort
Must keep thought of how Christ rose.

(Excellent help in First Corinthians chapter 15)


Scheme ABXB A
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Cinquain  (20%)
Metre 101001010 1010101 10101010 1111111 100101110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 249
Words 40
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 1
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Written on March 17, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 17, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on March 17, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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