Analysis of An Echo Divine



I do and don’t believe in God,
at exactly the same time

A paradox like the Trinity,
an unwritten verse that rhymes

I feel him inside me with every step,
while knowing he’s not there

I carry his joy within my heart,
though reason not to share

A metaphysical oxymoron,
incomprehensibly proclaimed

And while science tears him limb from limb
 —I still call out his name

(Villanova Chapel: February, 2020)


Scheme XX AX XB XB XX XX A
Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 1010011 01010100 1010111 11101111001 110111 110110111 110111 00100110 0010001 011011111 111111 01010100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 400
Words 70
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 45
Words per stanza (avg) 10
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 27, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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