Analysis of The Sun Says His Prayers
Vachel Lindsay 1879 (Springfield) – 1931 (Springfield)
"The sun says his prayers," said the fairy,
Or else he would wither and die.
"The sun says his prayers," said the fairy,
"For strength to climb up through the sky.
He leans on invisible angels,
And Faith is his prop and his rod.
The sky is his crystal cathedral.
And dawn is his altar to God."
| Scheme | AbAbcded |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011111010 11111001 011111010 11111101 111010010 01111011 011110010 01111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 294 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 221 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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