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
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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