Analysis of Death, where is your sting?



They called it heroism
We call it terrorism
As they perceive strength, we see it as weak
While they rejoice in our brokeness
We feel tears spill down blistered cheeks

Where they have struck with blinded courage
We endure futile attempts to amputate
The legs of pride on which we stand
Through pain we will amalgamate
We unite for the harvest of our land

As a people matured, with freedom in plenty
By God’s grace we will not fall
“O Death,” we cry, “where is your sting?”
“O Hades, where is your victory?”
They’ve stolen some but have not all
Though humbly struck, we remain tall


Scheme AAXBB XCDCD EFXEFF
Poetic Form
Metre 111100 111100 1101111111 11010101 11111101 111111010 1011001110 01111111 1111010 1110101101 101001110010 1111111 11111111 110111100 11011111 11011011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 580
Words 109
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 153
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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