Analysis of Bring Us To Our Knees
Uproars, chaos and clashes
Prayers, appeals and pleas
Fortunes that turn to ashes
Bring us to our knees
Shivers, fevers and swelters
Prayers, bowings and pleas
Disgracefully cruel welters
Bring us to our knees
Dangers, alarms and perils
Prayers, entreats and pleas
Loners who live like ferals
Bring us to our knees
Vouches, avers and pledges
Prayers, urgings and pleas
Living close to sharp edges
Bring us to our knees
Worry, upsets and anguish
Prayers, begging and pleas
Demise leading to languish
Bring us to our knees
Hankers, desires and wishes
Prayers, requests and pleas
Big troubles that life dishes
Bring us to our knees
| Scheme | abcB xbaB xbaB abcB dbdB abcB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 110010 10101 1011110 111101 1010010 1101 1101 111101 1001010 1101 101111 111101 110010 11001 1011110 111101 1001010 11001 0110110 111101 1010010 10101 1101110 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 605 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
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