Analysis of Open me up

Royston 1946 (Reading)



Look not for cyphers or for formulae,
for I have more important things to say.
I speak of One: the Creator of all things
and prophesy what the future brings.

I Declare God's love and salvation plan:
freely offered to all the nations of man.
I speak of Jesus Christ the Crucified
Who rose from the dead after He had died.

Proclaiming Hell subdued, sins forgiven,
eternal life and a mansion in heaven.
Proclaiming that you’re loved and not alone,
that God will never leave you on your own.

Don't look for codes, or leave me on the shelf.
Open me up for I can speak for myself.
This is by far the best thing that you can do
for as you read me then I will speak to you.


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDEE FFGG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 11110111 1111010111 11110010111 0110101 1011100101 10101101011 111101010 1110110111 0101011010 01010010010 0101110101 1111011111 1111111101 1011111111 11110111111 11111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 667
Words 130
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 129
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted by royston on September 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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