Analysis of To Reiterate the Gospel

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



I am the only Light who shows     
When Darkness is around.
There is nobody else who knows
Since I am not earthbound!

I am the only Way for you
To have the afterlife.
You must have faith because it's true,
Regardless of your strife.

I am the only Shepherd that
Can save all of my sheep.
But you must pray and not just chat;                         
Or later you will weep!

I am the Resurrection and
You need not be afraid
Of death but take Me by the hand
To see the plans I've made!


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11010111 110101 111111 11111 11010111 11010 11110111 010111 11010101 111111 11110111 110111 1100100 111101 11111101 110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 486
Words 105
Sentences 7
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Written on August 31, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 31, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 31, 2023

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