Analysis of Christ and the Bookends



So many do not realize
Christ's earthly trek began
When He came with his baby eyes
To start God's rescue plan.

The thing that most don't understand
Is that the manger would
Lead to a nail put through each hand
Into a cross of wood!

Some say that He was born to die;
A price He gladly paid,
Because He knew He had to try
And finish plans He made.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Quatrain 
Metre 1101110 110101 11111101 111101 0111101 110101 11011111 010111 11111111 011101 01111111 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 349
Words 77
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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From the manger to the cross!

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Written on November 14, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 14, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on November 14, 2023

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