Analysis of Glimpse of eternity




It was real in my dream; I could say what I see
when my eyes dimmed to sleep, then I see what I saw
what i see that you dont see
I touched it, I felt it, beheld it before me
I would have never let go, but I couldn't go close.

It was bright, it was fine, it was beautiful...so devine
they were all gentle, so humble i tell you..
No feeble nor wrinkle, darkness or shadow
..I want to stay, don't let me go!
"No time to waste" as the angel says "No!"

Suddenly, it grew darkly dark
Like the darkest dark of darkness shadow
Wailing and cries of sorrow, clearly hopeless of tomorrow
It was hot, t'was rough, it was ugly, so horrifying
Take me! take me away! He who saves with no delay..

Then before me was a high throne, the highest I ever know
Like flames of fire was it's pure gold
With bright light shining heavily
Mocking the sun of it's proud infiriority
Then a thoundering voice proclaimed..
"My child, Choose!"


Scheme AXAAX XXBBB XBBXX BXABXX
Poetic Form
Metre 111011111111 111111111111 1111111 11111111011 1111011111011 11111111101 10110110111 1101101011 11111111 1111101011 10011101 101011101 10011101010101 11111111101100 1111011111101 101110110101101 111101111 11110100 10011111 101101 111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 891
Words 180
Sentences 12
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 6
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 173
Words per stanza (avg) 44
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Submitted on October 16, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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