Analysis of I Am Nothing



I am nothing,
which is something—
better than anything,
because, in Him, I have all things
who has and is everything,
and that makes all the difference.


Scheme AAABAC
Poetic Form
Metre 1110 1110 10110 01011111 110110 01110100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 149
Words 27
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 27
Font size:
 

Submitted on January 05, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

8 sec read
7

Discuss this David W Ballard poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "I Am Nothing" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/74030/i-am-nothing>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    15
    hours
    33
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    By which poet was "The Raven" written?
    A Thomas Hardy
    B Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    C William Shakespeare
    D Edgar Allan Poe