Analysis of Avoiding Passions
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Flee from youthful passion,
Pursue righteousness, faith, and love;
Having a pure heart for fashion,
With the peace from Heaven above.
Stop having any foolish talk,
Knowing that they will gender strife;
Follow Jesus Christ as you walk,
And start living a holy life.
Servants of the Lord must not fight,
Patiently endure the devil;
Always keep following the light,
And you shall be avoiding evil.
Humbly instruct those who oppose,
Lead them to knowledge of the truth;
Perhaps God will wipe their sorrows,
So that they will not be uncouth.
They may escape the evil snare,
That captured them to do its will;
Once you give the Gospel to share,
It may enlighten to instill.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010 01100101 10011110 10111001 11010101 10111101 10101111 01100101 10101111 10001010 1110001 011101010 10011101 11110101 01111110 11111111 11010101 11011111 11101011 11010101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 712 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Things to Flee 2 Timothy 2:22-26
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