Analysis of Higher Power



We beseech a Higher Power
when faced with horrid times.
We grovel, shrink and cower when faced with ghastly crimes.

We pursue a Supreme Being
when faced with no relief.
We supplicate while fleeing when faced with abject grief.

We entreat a Divine Presence
when faced with cruel routs.
We constrict, hold on and tense when faced with brutal bouts.

We look for a God Almighty
when faced with no recourse.
We finish up untidy when faced with sad remorse.

We implore a Holy Spirit
when faced with dismal turns.
We panic, dread and fear it when faced with health concerns.


Scheme XAA XBB XAX XCC XDD
Poetic Form
Metre 10101010 111101 1101010111101 10100110 111101 11110111101 1100110 111101 1011101111101 11101010 111110 1101010111101 10101010 111101 1101011111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 553
Words 101
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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