Analysis of Thoughts of Them
James Johnson 1952 (Algoma, WV)
Thoughts of Them
While gazing skyward
Wondering about life
Procrastinating biblically
On current world plight
I am clearly shown
The Devils at work
Scrupulous complexions
Hiding in the shadows
Foolish parents' teachings
Dirt with murk
A world of reflections
Without corrections
I vision and reality
Of what happens next
Shows He and only He
Guides His token few
A reflection of His world
All Devils in peril, that's no fake
Something my Father hate
Changes of His Book to-date
| Scheme | X XXXX XABX XABB CXCX XXDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 11010 100011 01001 11011 11101 01011 100010 10001 101010 111 011010 01010 110010 11101 110101 11101 0010111 110010111 101101 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 456 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on August 20, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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