Analysis of Proportionate
Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)
I never go to church to pray
Among the crowded pews
Nor kneel before a crucifix
To hail the king of Jews
I never say a prayer
To Saint or Holy Ghost
Nor listen to the preacher's word
That talks of sin the most
But in a pair of eyes
Or drinking silver gin
Or in the colors of a dress
My soul begins to sing
And sunbeams on the wall
Reveal sometimes for me
The beauty that I weave for God
And for Eternity.
| Scheme | XAXAXBXB XXXX XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011111 010101 1101010 110111 110101 111101 11010101 111101 100111 110101 10010101 110111 01101 010111 01011111 010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 397 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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