Analysis of Legion
With this man the demons had their way
among the tombs during night and day.
Men chained him attempting to subdue
and prevent what those demons made him do.
Ashamed he cut himself when so distressed,
then he ran to Jesus this man possessed.
'Legion, Come out of him,' the Master said
and at the Lords command the demons fled.
They had to obey for He was Divine
and fled to the hills entering the swine,
The two thousand pigs ran down the bank
falling into the sea they drowned and sank.
The Demons were gone, this man was made whole
no more in chains and agony of soul.
So he begged to go with Jesus on His way.
But the Lord had a plan for him that day.
Then, all dressed and in his right mind went he
through the ten cities giving testimony,
saying 'I came to Jesus all possessed
and now with His righteousness I'm dressed.'
To be clothed and possess my right mind
is now possible when Jesus I find.
So I ran to Him just as this man did
and from all my demons I've now been rid.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGAA HHCC IIJJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010111 010110101 111010101 0011110111 0111011101 1111101101 1011110101 0101010101 1110111101 0110110001 011011101 1001011101 0100111111 1101010011 11111110111 1011011111 1110011111 1011010100 1011110101 011110011 111001111 1110011011 1111111111 0111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 979 |
Words | 195 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
Written after reading the healing of the possessed man in Luke 8
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