Analysis of Women of the Bible
Eve the very first woman, to give birth; very first woman to populate the Earth.
Sarah the first woman to give birth, when she was 90 years old; what a miracle to behold.
Miriam watching over her brother Mosses, as he drifted down the Nile; seeing him return, sure made her smile.
Rahab, the harlot, did find favor,
a scarlet cord, the Hebrews gave her.
Ruth a poor woman, who had favored in the eyes of Boaz the king; his harvests to Ruth, he did bring.
Esther a woman, who “was made for such a time as this,”
got Hammon hung, and he met his abyss.
Mother Mary, who gave birth to Christ.
He gave His life, and He paid the price.
Mary Magdalene , who first gave the good news,
that Jesus had risen, and Satan did lose.
Scheme | X X X AA X BB XX CC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101101111011011001 1001101111111110100101 1001010010101110101101011101 10101110 01010110 1011011100011100111011111 10010111110111 1101011101 101011111 111101101 1010111011 11011001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 731 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 46 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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