Analysis of Tet
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
He has dealt well with His servant,
Teaching good judgment and wisdom;
Showing a love that is fervent,
Prepared to enter His Kingdom.
For the knowledge that I am taught,
Gives faith to trust His commandments;
In the trueness that I have sought,
Reflects on holy achievements.
I was stricken and went astray,
But now I am keeping His Word;
I learned how to trust and obey,
Upon the Scriptures from the Lord.
The Lord is good and doing good,
By teaching me all His precepts;
For doing as to what I should,
Keeping His spiritual concepts.
The insolent smear me with lies,
As they have devised against me;
But His Word has opened my eyes,
For all the deceit I can see.
Their hearts are unfeeling as fat,
But I will delight in His Law;
As I remain His diplomat,
No longer scarred with any flaw.
It is good I was afflicted,
So that I might learn His statute;
Learning that my sin convicted,
That started to spoil my fruit.
The Law that comes upon my ear,
Is better than silver and gold;
That has taught me how to revere,
As with clay, the potter does mold.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM XNXN X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111110 10110010 10011110 01110110 10101111 11111010 0011111 01110010 11100101 11111011 11111001 01010101 01110101 1101111 11011111 101100010 01001111 11101011 11111011 11001111 11101011 11101011 1101110 11011101 11111010 11111110 10111010 1101111 01110111 11011001 11111101 11101011 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,099 |
Words | 243 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Better Than Gold Psalm 119:65-72
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