Analysis of The Shiny
My only desire is
To serve the Master.
For where He leads,
I follow.
No questions.
No comments.
No excuses.
Just obedience.
Pressing down deep,
There the shiny
Glitters on the sea floor
The Master spoke
Pick up and carry
For His Glory
And my greatest good.
Moving downward,
With all my strength,
Taking the shiny
Into the cheek
Of my mouth
I swam.
Not knowing where
Nor knowing why
I carried the shiny.
Days, weeks, months
He leads,
I follow.
No questions.
No comments.
No excuses.
Just obedience.
When in the distance,
Hanging suspended,
I see
A golden hook.
The LORD speaks
Clearly and concisely
Take the hook for Me.
He leads,
I follow.
No questions.
No comments.
No excuses.
Just obedience.
Holding shiny firmly
I swam full force
Towards the hook
With all my strength
With all my life
I obeyed the Master
For His Glory,
And my greatest good.
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. Matthew 17:27
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1100101 11010 1111 110 110 110 1010 10100 1011 1010 101011 0101 11010 1110 01101 1010 1111 10010 0101 111 11 1101 1101 110010 111 11 110 110 110 1010 10100 10010 10010 11 0101 011 100010 10111 11 110 110 110 1010 10100 101010 1111 0101 1111 1111 101010 1110 01101 010111011111010111011011110101111011111011101101101110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,469 |
Words | 240 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 7, 9, 28, 1 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 172 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted by Vernon.McCarty on April 11, 2024
Modified by Vernon.McCarty on April 11, 2024
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