Analysis of "Not The Soul That Wills"
Now I striped myself of every
Inordinate ambition and selfish intent.
My tomorrow I placed into His hands.
The wind had started blowing;
Mild, favorable and gentle it seemed to be,
Directing my feet towards the light.
It’s really not the soul that wills.
| Scheme | ABCDAEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111100 010001001001 101110111 0111010 110000101111 010110101 11010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 257 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 203 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
About this poem
"Not The Soul That Wills" is a religious poem that portrays a self-conscious personality and resignation to supernatural influence that determines situations of things in real world...
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Written on August 23, 2022
Submitted by Ernesto on August 23, 2022
Modified on March 30, 2023
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