Analysis of Substance Of Things Hoped For*
You cannot see it up ahead
But hope it must be there
Faith creates a certainty
Although facts are bare
You cannot lay it in a hand
But hope it must be there
Faith creates a radicand
Although facts are bare
You cannot nail it to a wall
But hope it must be there
Faith creates a pious call
Although facts are bare
You cannot fix it by a tang
But hope it must be there
Faith creates a tiny pang
Although facts are bare
You cannot hear it in a din
But hope it must be there
Faith creates a silent win
Although facts are bare
You cannot eat it on a dish
But hope it must be there
Faith creates a final wish
Although facts are bare
*Hebrews 11:1 Scriptural Passage
Scheme | aBxB xBaB cBcB dBdB eBeB fBfB x |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011101 111111 1010100 1111 11011001 111111 10101 1111 11011101 111111 1010101 1111 11011101 111111 1010101 1111 11011001 111111 1010101 1111 11011101 111111 1010101 1111 110010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 134 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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