Analysis of "High Praise"



My eyebrows raised,
Peering into the sky, wiping away this malaise.
The sun has interrupted this constant grey,
And though the horizon shows that it will soon be away-
My face soaked in it's rays,
As it lit the meadow emerald, I gave our maker his praise.


Scheme ABCCBB
Poetic Form
Metre 111 1001011001101 0110101101 01001011111101 111011 111011011101011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 265
Words 49
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 200
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Submitted on March 14, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Justin McCahren

I'm a poet, author, songwriter and aspiring novelist from Northern Virginia. My poems are an extension of my emotions and experiences. I've been published in several compilations, but have yet to share my full range with the masses...2011 begins a new chapter, I'm opening up the entire catalog and expanding the portfolio. Criticism Always Welcome.All the below poems are original works entirely composed by me. more…

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