Analysis of Dead in the Eyes of God
Happened long time ago when i lost my way
My soul became lost but never my heart
Though damned i may be, my soul remains free
I've been told im dead in the eyes of god
When the preacher man said in his eyes I’m dead
I would have read but I always forgot
These smiling eyes they soon realized
There's no compromising in the eyes of God
I cursed and I cussed I looked and I touched
I sinned way too much in this life I got
I didn't go to no Sunday show
And now I’m dead in the eyes of God
| Scheme | XXXA XBXAXBXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110111111 1101111011 1111111011 1111100111 10101101111 111111101 11011110 1110000111 1101111011 1111101111 11011111 011100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 492 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Written on December 21, 2018
Submitted by tribeone_b on January 04, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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