Analysis of The Immanuel Prophecy
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Ask a sign of the Lord,
Be as high as Heaven;
Requests are not ignored,
If sincerely given.
Put not God to the test,
Never to tempt the Lord;
Show a passionate zest,
Being in one accord.
O house of David hear,
It is too small for you;
To God you must revere,
Being faithful and true.
But will the Lord weary,
He will give you a sign;
At a time so dreary,
From a moral decline.
The virgin shall conceive,
And she shall bear a son;
That the world will receive,
Salvation to be won.
Immanuel His name,
Eating curds and honey;
Evil not to proclaim,
Choose good over money.
For before the boy knew,
How to refuse evil;
Choosing good to pursue,
And reject the devil.
The Lord will bring on you,
The future of such days;
With insight to construe,
To walk in righteous ways.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CACA XDXD EFEF GBGB HEHE DIDI DJDJ X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101 111110 011101 101010 111101 101101 101001 100101 111101 111111 111101 101001 110110 111101 101110 101001 010101 011101 101101 010111 10011 101010 101101 111010 101011 110110 101101 001010 011111 010111 11101 110101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 815 |
Words | 194 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
The Sign of Immanuel Isaiah 7:11–17
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Written on December 24, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on December 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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