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
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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