Analysis of When I Compared
The mountains aren't tall.
They seem rather small,
Compare to heaven above.
The oceans aren't wide
Nor quite deep inside,
Compared to God's holy love.
All deeds of mankind
Will never quite shine
Compared to Glory Divine!
| Scheme | AAB CCB XDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 11101 0111001 010101 11101 0111101 11111 11011 0111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 222 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Written on July 25, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 25, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on July 25, 2023
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