Analysis of The Preist Who Lives Inside of Their Robes



In the depths of their robes,
A priest resides,
With a heart full of love,
And a soul that guides.

They've seen the world,
In all its light and dark,
And yet their faith remains,
Like a beacon in the dark.

They've heard the confessions,
Of the lost and the found,
And they offer forgiveness,
For every soul that's crowned.

They celebrate the joys,
And mourn the pain,
They're always there to listen,
And to help us gain.

The priest who lives inside their robes,
Is a gift to us all,
A reminder of the good,
That will never fall.

So let us cherish them,
And their holy light,
For they are a blessing,
Both day and night.


Scheme ABXB XCXC XDXD XEXE AFXF XGXG
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 001111 0101 101111 00111 1101 011101 011101 1010001 110010 101001 0110010 1100111 11001 0101 111110 01111 01110111 101111 0010101 11101 111101 01101 111010 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 624
Words 146
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Written on October 17, 2023

Submitted by ggolden9 on October 17, 2023

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