Analysis of Unholy

Alastaire Arendse

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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Submitted by Alastaire on March 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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