Analysis of For Letting Me Fly

Jamal Upshaw 1954 (NYC)

Free verse
thank you, Lord
for
this
i
know
wherever
i
go
through the rain
and
through the snow
i
just want to
thank you, Lord,
for
letting me grow
lord
you have opened up
my eyes
thank you, Lord,
for
letting me fly

Scheme ABcDefDegheDiABeajkABd
Poetic Form
Metre 111 1 1 1 1 010 1 1 101 0 101 1 111 111 1 1011 1 11101 11 111 1 1011
Characters 186
Words 42
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 22
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 7
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 157
Words per stanza (avg) 42

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The inspirational creative process from God

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Written on September 03, 2021

Submitted by gregory_g on September 04, 2021

Modified by gregory_g on September 04, 2021

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