Analysis of Because I Failed Thee
Because I failed Thee, I sit here all alone.
Contemplating why, while trembling to the bone.
Because I failed Thee, I don't know what to do.
Sitting here ashamed and afraid to look at You.
Because I failed Thee, I want to run away.
Longing for a new start today.
Because I failed Thee, I have to hide and sneak.
When I know I need to turn and whom I should seek.
Because I failed Thee, I sit here and cry.
I know I'm a failure and should be the one to die.
Because I failed Thee, I sit here in guilt.
Desiring your shield, to cover me like a quilt.
Because I failed Thee, Satan has come in.
Trying to destroy me, he led me into sin.
Because I failed Thee, I need You so much.
I will turn before I get beyond Your touch.
Because I failed Thee, I know I must pray,
And seek the forgiveness my Lord offers me today.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH CC |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 01111111101 10011100101 01111111111 101010011111 01111111101 10101101 01111111101 111111101111 0111111101 1110100110111 0111111101 0100111101101 0111110110 101011111011 0111111111 11101110111 0111111111 0100101110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 795 |
Words | 164 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 12, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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