Analysis of Saša Milivojev - IN AN OLD CHURCH

Saša Milivojev 1986 (Serbia)



I woke up
In an old church
Its roof leaking
A drop fell on my forehead
And I saw God’s face


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (60%)
Cinquain  (60%)
Tanka  (40%)
Metre 111 0111 1110 0111110 01111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 104
Words 23
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Saša Milivojev

Saša Milivojev is a famous writer, poet, journalist columnist and political analyst... One of the most read columnists in Serbia, he is the author of five books, and numerous columns published in various daily newspapers. He is the author of the novel “The Boy from the Yellow House” and of political speeches. His work has been translated into around twenty languages across the world. more…

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