Analysis of What Remained
I tried to do it my way for
So many years and years.
Concerns and problems and much more
Were fueling restless fears.
I thought and prayed and thought and prayed
Why I did not have gains,
But losses and success delayed
Because of what remained.
Decisions that I made had not
Been brought before the Lord.
What little value that I got
Was of my own accord.
So, fears and pride were pushed away
To make room in my heart,
Because I prayed that love would stay;
The love God did impart!
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DEDE FGFG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11111111 110101 01010011 010101 11010101 111111 11000101 011101 01011111 110101 11010111 111101 11010101 111011 01111111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 485 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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A lesson learned
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Written on June 20, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 20, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on June 20, 2023
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