Analysis of Pre-Ordained
If every day to matter
If every moment counts
If every word to chant and sing
If every phrase be stout
If every coin pound sterling
If every debt marked paid
If every feeling dubbed divine
—salvation pre-ordained
(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)
| Scheme | AXBXBXXX A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001110 1100101 110011101 1100111 11001110 1100111 110010101 010101 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 250 |
| Words | 42 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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