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
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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