Analysis of Mountain Prayer
Atop a hill, I stood tonight,
And viewed the wonder of God's might,
The land stretched out for all to see,
A site so great it humbles me.
I pray that physically, I'll be strong,
As a mountain stream as it flows along,
That morally, I stand high,
As the highest mountain, or that great blue sky.
I pray that mentally, I do my best
That spiritually, I meet each test,
That I never betray anyone's trust
my people . . . my land,
Till I, at my final judgment stand.
Thank you, Lord, for this precious day.
Yes! I am gay, and came that way.
After I've lived my life, and the near draws near,
Judge me, Lord, as a Mountaineer.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXF F GGHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011101 01010111 01111111 01111101 1111000111 1010111101 1100111 10101011111 1111001111 1100001111 111001101 11011 111110101 11111101 11110111 10111100111 1111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 604 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 1, 4 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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