Analysis of Fifty-third of Isaiah
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
Jews must address this
Their sainted prophet
Close to one of
Their Kings.
The righteous ones.
Saw that King die.
Devastated he was.
Til came the visions.
Wars, starvation, siege, exile.
Shame from many bad choices.
Imitating wicked neighbours.
Trusting in Egypt’s horses.
Not divine forces. (first 39 chapters)
But then came a Spokesman
Crying, Comfort Ye. Comfort Ye.
Word of appointed Deliverer.
Rescuer. Servant.
One who would undergird.
Grief absurd.
Woundings and piercings obscene.
Torturers mean.
All that the Jews might go free
Absolved totally.
And Jesus was just round the bend
That Guilty might mend.
Estrangement end.
With God’s Smile.
And uplift.
(He had been close.
All the while.)
Scheme | ABXXCXXCDEAEX XFXXBXGGFFHHHDXXD |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (47%) Etheree (23%) |
Metre | 1111 11010 1111 11 0101 1111 10011 11010 101011 1110110 100101 100110 10110110 111010 10101101 110100100 1010 1111 101 10101 1001 1101111 01100 01011101 11011 0101 111 010 1111 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 702 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 17 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 275 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 14, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 14, 2023
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