Analysis of Christ our Anchor
Adrift in the sea with no anchor to hold,
Left to the storm, the wind, and the cold.
The waves billow round in the blackness of night,
Sin takes the helm with no heed to our plight.
Then comes the Master who the waves obey,
Bringing the dawn and the brightness of day,
Grace takes the helm and sin must surrender,
To Christ our anchor, hope and defender.
| Scheme | AABB CCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01001111011 110101001 01101001011 11011111101 1101010101 1001001011 1101011010 11101010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Written on February 03, 2023
Submitted by hopebenc on April 10, 2023
Modified on April 27, 2023
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