Analysis of Haunting Richness of Worship
I have been in cloistered places
Where the atmosphere is grave
Once a murder in Cathedral
That the King could not stop, save.
But acoustics, Man they’re special
And the loneliness not bad.
Bringing worship from one’s deepest heart.
Timidity turned brave.
| Scheme | X A B A B X X A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101010 101011 10100010 1011111 10101110 0010011 101011101 010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 266 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 26 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
About this poem
Wrote this piece after listening to Brandon Lake sing the song Gratitude. Spooky but also life-giving
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Written on January 23, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 23, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 23, 2023
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