Analysis of Seek God to Live
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Seek good and not evil,
As to that, you may live;
Work not for the devil,
Only to God to give.
For the Lord God of Host,
Will be with you always;
Letting the Holy Ghost,
Guide you throughout your days.
Hate evil and love good,
Giving justice at the gate;
Be gracious as you should,
Let not dark seal your fate.
Wailing is in the street,
Calling farmers to mourn;
Lamentation shall meet,
To all those who sojourn.
The vineyards are wailing,
God passes through your midst;
Repent to unfailing,
Before judgement has blitzed.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FXFX GXGX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110110 111111 111010 101111 101111 11111 100101 110111 110011 1010101 110111 111111 101001 101011 111 111110 010110 110111 011010 011011 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 566 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
An Exhortation to Repentance Amos 5:14-17
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Written on December 23, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on December 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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