Analysis of Yes I Matter, angels, elements, neighbours, pets underfoot, God…
I matter, I matter
Yes I matter.
In this sordid mess
That never should have come.
I matter
And I grumble
At misfortune.
And I question God,
Allowing in this mix
A dreadful sum.
I wonder, I wonder
Yes I wonder,
Could the One Who moved
The sea now let me drown?
I wonder
As I ponder
All our history.
And I know that He
Has purpose in this pain
Ere help comes down.
I conquer, I conquer
Yes I conquer.
As I push aside
Sad self who blocks the way.
I conquer
In surrender
To a Father Who
Employs the night-time
And its settling dews
Before the Day.
Scheme | AAXBAXXXXB AAXCAADDXC AAXEAAXXXE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (23%) |
Metre | 110110 1110 01101 110111 110 0110 1010 01101 010011 0101 110110 1110 10111 011111 110 1110 110100 01111 110011 1111 110110 1110 11101 111101 110 0010 10101 01011 011001 0101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 545 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Written on January 15, 2015
Submitted by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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