Analysis of Lifeline
You throw me a lifeline
When I am drowning in a deep sea
When all hope is lost
And I am falling beneath the waves
You jump in to save me
The perfect rescue
In the shape of grace
Undeserved favor
So unconditional
I reach out
And you pull me to safety.
You of all people get me
Pulling me up from the despair
So cold, dark and lonely
If not for you
I disappear from view
Insignificant
And by your hand
I am fully restored once more
Able to raise my head
Smile at the sun
And laugh at my demise.
You are manifested love
As incarnate as the cool breeze
I may not see you
But I definitely feel you
You come right on time
When others fail to show up
You keep your word
In the face of my enemies
Energy surges
You fight through me
And I live again in power!
Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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Scheme | XAXXABXCXXA AXABBXXXXXX XDBBXXXDXAC XC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (31%) |
Metre | 11101 111100011 11111 011100101 110111 00110 00111 0110 10100 111 0111110 1111011 10111001 111010 1111 10111 0100 0111 11100111 101111 1101 011101 111001 10101011 11111 11100011 11111 1101111 1111 00111100 10010 1111 01101010 101101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,025 |
Words | 209 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 11, 11, 2 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 200 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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The power of God and the willingness to save
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