Analysis of "marbled strain"
Where did this start,
am I golden or,
am I so torn apart,
to be so poor.
The love of GOD,
for what I am that,
a divining rod,
visions matter.
Break the heavens,
shine alabaster,
upon the veins end,
heavens master.
Guide my washed hands,
as you lead them to,
your the promised land,
blessed requite strewn.
| Scheme | AXAX BXBC XCXC XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 1111 11101 111101 1111 0111 11111 00101 1010 1010 1100 01011 1010 1111 11111 10101 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 290 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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