Analysis of A Childlike Spirit
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
My heart is not lifted,
My eyes have not been raised high;
As I drink milk from my cup,
I cannot answer the why.
For I do not occupy,
Myself anything too great;
Too grand for me to defy,
I wish not to hesitate.
I had to calm down my soul,
That is weaned from its mother;
Like a child to control,
The actions of another.
For the hope is in the Lord,
This time forth and forever;
Letting Him not be ignored,
Israel, He won’t sever.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | XAXA ABAB CDCD EDED D |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110 1111111 1111111 1101001 111110 11011 1111101 111110 1111111 1111110 101101 0101010 1011001 1110010 1011101 1001110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 475 |
Words | 112 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul Psalm 131
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