Analysis of Ten Lepers
Were there not ten
With my blessing
Leprous one moment, and then,
Sent for the priest’s
Absolution,
Clean and recovered again?
Was there but one
Back to thank me?
He, a Samaritan too.
Shameless he bows.
Adoration.
Here at the feet of a Jew.
Oh there’s much more
For the thankful.
Those who remember each grace.
They are made whole
From the inside.
They shall discover my face.
| Scheme | AXAXBA BXCXBC XXDXXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 1110 111001 1101 010 1001001 1111 1111 1001001 1011 010 1101101 1111 1010 1101011 1111 1001 1101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 386 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on January 15, 2013
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 15, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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