Analysis of A prayer from the crowd



I should like to be in outer space
the reason might then be clear
why every word is whisper soft
and human touch is long since lost

I should like to be in outer space
I should like to know the distance
in feet
of how great is the divide
between You and I
that some day we might meet


Scheme Axxx Axbxxb
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 111110101 0101111 110011101 01011111 111110101 11111010 01 1111001 01101 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 273
Words 60
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 6
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 112
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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