Analysis of Work Opposition
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I heard the repairing of walls,
That the breaches began to close;
Jerusalem with hallowed halls,
Filled with anger that others chose.
So they began to conspire,
To fight against Jerusalem;
So confusion would acquire,
Of the rebuilding they condemn.
But we prayed unto our God,
Setting a guard for protection;
Night and day to honor and laud,
For a wall of resurrection.
The strength of those who bear the weight,
Decayed and failing in rubble;
If not able to, seals their fate,
That will be causing more trouble.
For their foes will try to surprise,
By killing them for work to cease;
Because they are not very wise,
Without the needed expertise.
At that time the Jews who lived near,
Were coming from all directions;
Asking the Lord whom they revere,
Return to them for interactions.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | AXAX BXBX XCXC DEDE FXFX GHGH B |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11001011 10100111 01001101 11101101 11011010 11010100 10101010 10010101 11110101 10011010 10111001 1011010 01111101 01010010 11101111 11110110 11111101 11011111 01111101 0101001 11101111 01011010 10011101 01111010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 830 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Watch and Pray Nehemiah 4:7-12
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Written on February 26, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on February 25, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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