Analysis of Gift
Sunlight warming my arms while driving
on a cool summer morning,
Fresh breezes wash me on this morning,
like a baby's first breath,
Sunday, peace filling me, still water,
silence playing softly over me.
Wait, What was that?
(Confusion, a presence, anger, rage, hate)
Glimpse caught from the corner,imperfection
Turning, seeing, a black man, a nig..
Stop, something's not right, scarred brow
He walks dragging one foot,
left eye half closed by anger's touch.
"I'm sorry man," a whisper,
"I wouldn't wish that on no man."
"Sorry friend," half spoken,
As a tear fell down one cheek,
I saw my Savior in his final hour,
"I wouldn't wish that on no man."
And I knew. His Gift.
| Scheme | aaabcdefgahijcGgkcGl |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (25%) |
| Metre | 11011110 1011010 110111110 101011 11101110 101010101 1111 0100101011 11101 101001101 1101111 111011 1111111 1101010 11011111 101110 1011111 11110011010 11011111 01111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 651 |
| Words | 122 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 505 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
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Submitted on July 13, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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