Analysis of Unholy
I have flung my soul at Lent,
surrendered nothing,
Not even a cent:
I am guilty of everything!
Who shall save me
From this attitude:
Only Jesus,
Only Jesus!
My salvation
is in you, Lord!
You have mercy for my guilty soul;
save me from this wicked heart
| Scheme | abab xxCC xxxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 1111111 01010 11001 1110110 1111 1110 1010 1010 1010 1011 111011101 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 244 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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