Analysis of Receiving a Sign
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Ask a sign of the Lord your God,
Let it be as high as Heaven;
And be sure to honor and laud,
Thankful for all He has given.
I put not the Lord to the test,
Never try to be in contempt;
Rather I will do my best,
His commands I will not exempt.
Hear ye now O house of David,
Is it too late to be weary;
Rather I will remain avid,
As my attitude kept cheery,
The Lord will be giving a sign,
For the virgin shall then conceive;
Bearing a son who is Divine.
As Immanuel to receive.
He shall eat butter and honey,
Knows how to refuse the evil;
Having no concern of money,
Doing good void of the devil.
Before He knows how to refuse,
The land whose two kings that you dread;
Eventually they will accuse,
Desire in wanting Him dead.
The Lord will be bringing on you,
Upon the house of the Father;
Reveal a secret to construe,
That will be taking you farther.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDXD EFEF DGDG HIHI JKJK K |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110111 11111110 01111001 10111110 11101101 10111001 1011111 10111101 11111110 11111110 10110110 1110110 01111001 10101101 10011101 1100101 11110010 11101010 10101110 10111010 01111101 01111111 010001101 01001011 01111011 01011010 01010101 11110110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 899 |
Words | 212 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
The Immanuel Prophecy Isaiah 7:10-17
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Written on December 22, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on December 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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