Analysis of Despite Death
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Go eat your bread with a joy,
Drink your wine with a glad heart;
God approved that you employ,
The merriness to impart.
Wear of garments that are white,
Let your head not lack oil;
For God favors of the sight,
To rest after you toil.
Enjoy living with your wife,
He gave you under the sun;
Being the love of your life,
Giving a daughter and son.
In life that is your portion,
To toil under the sun;
To construe from distortion,
Comfort from a job well done.
What your hand may find to do,
Do it with all of your might;
What work you want to pursue,
That God favors in His sight.
No work knowledge or wisdom,
Wherever that you may go;
Have thoughts about His Kingdom,
From the wisdom, He will show.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF FFFF GCGC HIHI X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1111011 1011101 01101 1110111 111111 1110101 111011 0110111 1111001 1001111 1001001 0111110 111001 1011010 1010111 1111111 1111111 1111101 1110011 1110110 0101111 1101110 1010111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 743 |
Words | 171 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Enjoy Life with the One You Love Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
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Written on August 05, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on August 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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