Analysis of Little One with Crutch
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
She had heard the noise
Down village street
News had come of Jesus
His assurances
Deeds of compassion.
Affirmation.
This was He.
She stood at roadside
Craning her neck
For hope.
hope for her Gramma
Suffering a ferocious
Goitre. Debilitating almost.
Yes Jesus, now face to face.
What do you wish
For yourself, my Child?
Shaking her tiny head,
Grasping His hand and pulling.
As if there were hardly time.
Visit. Blessing. Blushing
Laying on of Hands.
Little one ecstatic.
A real missionary in miniature.
Now Daughter let’s see
About that crutch…
| Scheme | ABCDEEFGHIJCKLMNOPJPQRSFT |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (32%) |
| Metre | 11101 1101 111110 10100 11010 010 111 1111 101 11 1101 1000010 101001 1101111 1111 10111 100101 1011010 1110101 101010 10111 101010 011000100 11011 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 549 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 432 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 93 |
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Written on February 16, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 16, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 16, 2023
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