Analysis of The Light of Salvation



Ignorant, I had been all my life;
Unaware my neck was being pressed against a sharp knife.
I admit I was lost in the world's pleasures,
Deeply craving for all its treasures.

I was trapped yet I had no knowledge.
Stuck in a cage thinking I was privileged.
Darkness became my amusement park;
on the rollercoaster of false joy, I rode on endlessly in the dark

This was me before the appearance of the Light.
For my freedom, he put on a real good fight.
The enemy with all the power was no match.
Destruction came upon him with a single touch.

I didn't know about the origin of my hero.
Yet he paid all my debt, now I owe the enemy zero.
My life is now filled with love and unimaginable joy.
Thanks to the Light's father above I can truly enjoy.

Gratitude is the least thing I could offer.
Many say it's enough but I beg to differ.
This light risked everything for my undeserved redemption,
Now I lead others to him because in him there is no rejection.


Scheme AABB XXCC DDXX EEFF GGHH
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Metre 100111111 0111110101011 10111100110 101011110 111111110 1001101110 100110101 10100111111100001 111010010101 11101110111 010011010111 010101110101 11010101001110 111111111010010 11111110010001 11011001111001 1010111110 101101111110 111101101010 11110110101111010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 953
Words 203
Sentences 15
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 148
Words per stanza (avg) 36

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Hoping to touch many hearts with this.

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Written on February 18, 2022

Submitted by oddcliff2004 on February 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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