Analysis of Elation of the lord
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
When I felt alone
Beyond all pursuasion
and known
You were home
When I felt sad
Beyond all equation
And bad
You were all I had
When I felt anger
Beyond all elation
And vengeous
You were my manger
When I felt cold
Beyond all measure
And untold
You made me bold
When I survived
Beyond all doubt
And felt alive
You helped me forget my strife.
| Scheme | AAAX BCBB DCXD EDEE XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Quatrain (40%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11101 0111 01 101 1111 011010 01 10111 11110 011010 01 10110 1111 01110 001 1111 1101 0111 0101 1110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 343 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Written on September 02, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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