Analysis of A Soft Distinction
The Devil seldom will attempt
To motivate a sin
Directly since it's obvious
And does not often win.
Instead, he often will deceive
Us with a reason that
Will not appear to be sinful
But seems the right format.
Sometimes he tries to get us to
Do good things that are for
A reason that is not so good
And never was before.
He also tries to do some things
That gets us to do wrong
Things for a reason that seems good.
The Devil's favorite song!
We must be strong in faith to know
When Satin is "around"
By reading Scripture and to pray
Our victory is found!
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCDC XEDE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01010101 11001 01011100 011101 01110101 110101 11011110 11011 01111111 111111 01011111 010101 11011111 111111 11010111 0101001 11110111 110101 11010011 1010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 561 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
Satan can be VERY sneaky!
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Written on September 27, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 27, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 27, 2023
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