Analysis of An Oldster’s Psalm…71
You have always been there
Showing good paths
Good motives.
You have trumped
My enemies, detractors
In their foolish self assuraces.
Godless they are.
And doomed.
So WHAT NOW?
I have lost power, tightness
Of grip, wrenching,
Sawing or nailing.
Quickness of comeback.
Strength in torso.
I know.
I can still speak your Name
Your Fame.
To generations to come.
Sorely needing a
HEART’S HOME.
Amen.
| Scheme | ABCDEBFGHIJJKLLMMNOPQ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 1011 110 111 1100010 011011 1011 01 111 1111010 1110 10110 1011 101 11 111111 11 101011 10100 11 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 395 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 21 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 310 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Written on February 16, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 16, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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