Analysis of Nearer, My God, to Thee
Greg Lanier 1962 (Atlanta, GA)
A brown cub climbed a redwood tree
and shouted, “I’m the best!
Since I sit top the tallest tree,
I’m better than the rest.”
Eagle smirked this vain display,
then perched a nearby limb.
“Your exploits may seem high and bright;
but your wit seems mighty dim.
For I can still fly higher,
and hunt with greater skill.
Feast upon my beauty;
massive wings and dollar bill.”
The silent morning shattered
and the rivals lost their mirth.
Their desperate bodies clinging
as each tumbled toward the earth.
The grinning hunter shook his head and yelled,
“NO!!!! I’M THE ONE!
For I have spied the both of you
and killed you just for fun.”
Scheme | ABAB XCXCXDAD XEXE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 0111011 010101 11110101 110101 1011101 110111 1111101 1111101 1111110 011101 101110 1010101 0101010 0010111 1101010 11100101 0101011101 1101 11110111 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 627 |
Words | 116 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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