Analysis of Prayer
Francis William Lauderdale Adams 1862 – 1893
THIS is what I pray
In this horrible day,
In this terrible night —
I may still have light.
Such as I have had,
That I go not mad.
This is what I seek —
I may keep me meek
Till mine eyes behold,
Till my lips have told
All this hellish Crime. —
Then it's sleeping time!
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Minute Poem (92%) |
| Metre | 11111 011001 011001 11111 11111 11111 11111 11111 11101 11111 11101 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 270 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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