Analysis of Priests Are Men - Revised
The breath of the priest
Stains this tainted glass
This light of men
In the eyes of God
Forgive me, Lord,
For I have sinned
We shall not
Break this code, within or
Let these confessions explode, again
Dear Lord, these priests are men. Amen
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 01101 11101 1111 00111 0111 1111 111 111011 110100101 11111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 231 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Written on September 03, 2021
Submitted by gregory_g on September 04, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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