Analysis of Alive in Christ
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I want you to know,
How great a struggle;
That I have to show,
You worldly juggle.
All who have not seen,
To be encouraged;
And all that has been,
Be not discouraged.
To reach all the wealth,
Of full assurance;
Your spiritual health,
That gives endurance.
Understand knowledge,
Of the mystery;
In Christ acknowledge,
To know history.
In whom are hidden,
Treasures of wisdom;
Once was forbidden,
About His Kingdom.
I say in order,
No one may delude;
Causing disorder,
Trying to elude.
Some may beguile,
With enticing words;
Of a lifestyle,
With earthly hazards.
Though I am absent,
I live in spirit;
Being obeisant,
In all my merit.
I rejoice for good,
Faith in being firm;
Doing as Christ should,
Living the long term.
Christ Jesus is Lord,
So go walk with Him;
Be in one accord,
And never feel grim.
Scheme | ABAB XCXX DEDE XFXF GHGH IJIJ KLKL XMCM NONO PQPQ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (90%) Tetractys (40%) Etheree (28%) |
Metre | 11111 11010 11111 11010 11111 11010 01111 11010 11101 11010 110001 11100 0110 10100 01010 11100 01110 10110 11100 01110 11010 11101 10010 10101 1101 10101 101 11010 11110 11010 101 01110 10111 10101 10111 10011 11011 11111 10101 01011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 761 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 62 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Written on August 25, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on August 24, 2021
Modified on April 22, 2023
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