Analysis of The Sixth Sign
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Christ saw a man blind since birth,
Who sinned this man be born blind;
To cause this for what it is worth,
That has caused to lose their mind.
It is not that this man sinned,
That works of God be displayed;
Not be poorly disciplined,
Nor that he disobeyed.
We must work the works of Him,
Who sent Christ while still day;
Night is coming looking grim,
And seek the Father to pray.
As long as Jesus is here,
He is the light of the earth;
Everyone then must revere,
To experience new birth.
Christ then took dirt and made clay,
Which was made mud from His spew;
Anointed his eyes to pray,
Then washing eyes to pursue.
The man then able to see,
Was he who had sat and plead?
Others asked how could this be,
Now his eyesight could succeed.
How then he opened his eyes,
Because this is the same man;
Is not a sham or disguise,
Rather the Lord with a plan.
When he washed and received sight,
Others had asked where is He;
Who lets someone see the light,
Makes the blind able to see.
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Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE XAXA EFEF GHGH IJIJ KGKG X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111 1111111 11111111 1111111 1111111 1111101 1110100 11101 1110111 111111 1110101 0101011 1111011 1101101 101101 1010011 1111011 1111111 0101111 1101101 0111011 1111101 1011111 111101 1111011 0111011 1101101 1001101 1110011 1011111 111101 1011011 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,023 |
Words | 236 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
Give While You Live John 9:1–12
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Written on February 07, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on February 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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