Analysis of BROKEN SHATTERED
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
Broken, shattered.
Smoking ruins lie
Nothing mattered
My world passed by
Against You alone
I sinned oh Lord
Before Your Throne
Make me New, Lord
From a great height
I fell so fast
Thought I was a great Light
But I didn't last
Shrapnel of pride
Broken on the ground
Is it true I tried?
Shards falling around
I said I'd stand
Though all others fall
Broken I land
From my great wall
Faiths fire
Burns inside still
You're my desire
And I pray always will.
Here I am, broken
But I belong to You
Still faith is spoken
Grace sees me through
AMEN
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMNX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 10101 1010 1111 01101 1111 0111 1111 1011 1111 111011 11101 1011 10101 11111 11001 1111 11101 1011 1111 110 1011 11010 01111 11110 110111 11110 1111 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 565 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 61 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
About this poem
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge Psalm 51 1-4
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