Analysis of DEATH KNOCKED



Death knocked on my door
Go away, you aren't welcome anymore
You aren't my sister, my brother
And I know for sure you ain't my mother

Death knocked like an old unwelcome friend
Begging to be let in again
I'm tired of being your unwilling host
Taking my love when I need it the most

Death knocked, as patient as old Job
As if I'd welcome him with a guest robe
But the welcome mat is put away
Leave now, come some other day

Death knocked, I locked the door
He's not welcome here any more
I will not answer, and Death will leave
Or so my desperate heart told me to believe

Death knocked, like a thief in the night
Taking those we love to God's Light
Weep when he knocks, for seperation is nigh
But when he knocks we'll be united bye and bye

Death knocked, but the Lord overcame
As do all who trust in Jesus name
We rise in the Glory of our King
Oh Death, where is thy sting?
Amen


Scheme AABB XCDD XXEE AAFF GGHH IIJJC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111 1011101001 110110110 0111111110 111110101 10111001 11011010101 1011111101 11110111 1111011011 101011101 1111101 111101 11101101 111100111 11110111101 11101001 10111111 11111111 111111010101 11101101 111110101 1100101101 111111 01
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 897
Words 185
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 114
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin,and the power of sin is the law.57 But thanks be to God!He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15 55-57

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Written on March 15, 2024

Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on March 15, 2024

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