Analysis of Truth's Lessons
Harsh words poison, wound,
pride is thoughtless, self-designed
boastful, cruel, loud,
spitefully-- to point its sling,
viciously-- to aim its sting.
But God is no author of sin,
His grace gives the kingdom within,
His mercy pours down to heal,
His Word is a tower and shield.
Then he who exalts his will,
falls into his own hell,
truth's lessons-- his heart to perceive,
love's balm-- to humbly receive.
Scheme | XXXAA BBXX XXCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 1110101 10101 11111 1001111 11111011 11101001 1101111 11101001 1110111 101111 11011101 1111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 391 |
Words | 69 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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