Analysis of The Innocent Prosper
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
My ear received a whisper,
Something secretly brought;
Sounding like a whimper,
Of what I should have sought.
Amid thoughts from visions,
A deep sleep falls at night;
Dreams having collisions,
That is bringing insight.
Fear came as I dead,
Which made my bones to shake;
While trembling in bed,
Feeling like an earthquake.
A spirit passed by me,
My hair stood up on end;
Wondered what it could be,
And what it might intend.
It stood still without form,
Unformed before my eyes;
Felt neither cold nor warm,
But to be in disguise.
It was filled with silence,
But then I heard a voice;
Mortals causing violence,
As an immoral choice.
Can man ever be pure,
Before His Creator;
His illness have a cure,
As an expiator.
He will not put His trust,
Angels charged in err;
Man enjoying his lust,
With playing truth or dare.
Your house is made of clay,
Whose foundation is dust;
Allowing you to stray,
For pursuing your lust.
Forever they perish,
Without wisdom they die;
Everything you cherish,
And you do not know why.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MAMA NONO PNPN QRQR A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010 101001 101010 111111 011110 011111 110010 11101 11111 111111 110001 10111 010111 111111 101111 011101 111011 010111 110111 111001 111110 111101 1010100 110101 111011 011010 110101 111 111111 10101 101011 110111 111111 101011 010111 101011 010110 011011 10110 011111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,010 |
Words | 187 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Demonic Discouragement Job 4:12-21
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Written on July 07, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on July 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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