Analysis of The Way of the Spirit
The Way of the Spirit is...
Love, the Spirit's essence;
Joy, the Spirit's song;
Peace, the Spirit's rest;
Longsuffering, the Spirit's patience;
Gentleness, the Spirit's touch;
Goodness, the Spirit's manner;
Faith, the Spirit's attitude;
Meekness, the Spirit's strength;
Temperance, the Spirit's control.
©1981 Michael S. Davis
A Commentary on Galatians 5:22-23
Scheme | A BXXBXXXXX XA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110101 101010 10101 10101 101010 1000101 1001010 101010 10101 10001001 10110 010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 350 |
Words | 52 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 9, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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