Analysis of The Soul That God Forgot

Alan S Jeeves 1951 (Lancashire)



Who am I ?  I wonder oft
And hope that I may see,
Who it is that's me,
And ask my maker up aloft
Who, indeed, I be?

Whyfor I'm here I ask aloud
And yearn for his reply,
And search for reason why,
From he beyond the cloud
Who, indeed, be I?

What use am I?  I cannot know
If I am never told
What place that I should hold,
The direction I should go,
Until, indeed, I'm old.

When do I die?  I ask again
When will my day be through?
If, now, I only knew,
I query this in vain
I do; indeed, I do.

No answer do I, yet, receive,
He replying not,
No reason for my lot
For am I, when I take my leave,
The soul that God forgot?


Scheme ABBAB CDDCD EFFEF XGGXG HIIHI
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 011111 11111 01110101 10111 1111101 011101 011101 110101 10111 11111101 111101 111111 0010111 010111 11111101 111111 111101 110101 110111 11011101 10101 110111 11111111 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 592
Words 134
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 28

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Discovering one's self in this 2020 rhymed piece.

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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on June 22, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alan S Jeeves

Alan S Jeeves is a Lancashire (England) born, Yorkshire based classical poet. more…

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