Analysis of Reception Improving (testimony)
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
Am I getting through?
You must hear this
Or so I think.
Take a long drink
Of the Good Stuff
Have not heard enough
About Him.
The One I like to call
My valiant Elder Brother.
Big Guy, and wise.
Hardened to the elements.
Always picture Him
In the thirties age group.
Leading a small troop
Of simple men.
Coming up born again.
Their foulups removed
And loyalties proved
In things of anguish, challenge
And unthinkable Victories.
They might have called Him
Shepherd
Rabbi
Prophet
Light of the World
True Vine
Living Waters.
Resurrection and Life
Spotless Lamb slaughtered.
But I still like
Elder Brother the best.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 1111 1111 1011 1011 11101 011 011111 1101010 1101 1010100 1101 001011 10011 1101 101101 1101 01001 0111010 00100100 11111 10 1 10 1101 11 1010 01001 10110 1111 101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 29, 2 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 244 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Written on January 27, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023
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