Analysis of A Prayer
Of recent, I have the pleasure of meeting a dream
A dream so beautiful, I dare not awaken
How does man. . .
How does woman meet?
Is it through thought?
Through wishing?
Through some mysterious means?
Or through a simple prayer of
I miss the mate that only my soul knows?
Should we question a chance meeting?
One that if not taken, may never be realized
Life is such a mystery, but a thing that must be lived
For if not
The beauty for which we search may be lost to us.
So, if this be only a dream
I pray thee never to wake.
But if this be my life to live
I pray thee, grant the happiness and beauty of true love.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIFJKLMANOH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101101011001 011100111010 111 11101 1111 110 1101001 1101011 1101110111 11100110 111110110110 11101001011111 111 010111111111 11111001 1111011 11111111 11110100010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 595 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 470 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 125 |
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Submitted on October 25, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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