Analysis of Amos 2: uplift and warning
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Nazarites.
Remember those guys?
Never cut the hair.
Never into strong drink.
Living proof of
Unswaying followers of promise.
Parents and forebears
Witnessing
With smiles.
But you Jerusalem.
Backsliding vipers.
You stifle prophets’
Burdens, guidance.
You push bottles
At Nazarites.
You delight in contravening
ME, the one of many
Past rescues.
Neglectful.
Despicable.
Abusive.
Watch out tomorrow.
I cannot withold.
| Scheme | AABCDAAEAFAAAAACGAHHIJK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1 01011 10101 100111 1011 1100110 1001 100 11 110100 1010 11010 1010 1110 11 10101 101110 11 010 0100 010 1101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 416 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 23 |
| Lines Amount | 23 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 335 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Written on January 22, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 22, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 22, 2023
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