Analysis of Grace



An unmerited favor is a "divine" embrace.
"Getting more than I deserve" is a defining grace.
Many good things in my life I never had to earn.
Genetic background was a gift I never had to spurn.
Moral values in my life I never had to feign.
Caring parents was a gift I never had to gain.
Full abundance in my life I never had to seek.
Food and shelter was a gift I never had to eke.
Proper healthcare in my life I never had to skip.
Healing balms and medicines I never had to gyp.
Classroom learning in my life I never had to mind.
Education was a gift I never had to find.
Solid friendships in my life I never had to sort.
Camaraderie was a gift I never had to court.
Gorgeous patrons in my life I never had to farm.
A sweet lover was a gift I never had to charm.
An unmerited favor is a "divine" embrace.
"Getting more than I deserve" is a defining grace.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110100101 1011101100101 1011011110111 0101101110111 1010011110111 1010101110111 1010011110111 1010101110111 101011110111 1010100110111 110011110111 010101110111 1010011110111 0100101110111 1010011110111 0110101110111 1110100101 1011101100101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 839
Words 172
Sentences 18
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 659
Words per stanza (avg) 172
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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