Analysis of A Brand New Day
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
As music from the throne resounds,
With all God’s children singing now.
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
Stands up and draws his mighty sword.
When Jesus Christ came to the earth,
The Christmas song was given birth.
The good news that has long been told,
Reveals itself as it unfolds!
The words of God will ever last!
The harvest time has come and past.
The wheat was gathered to his barn.
And there it will be kept from harm.
The lies that made men go astray,
Have now been bound and cast away.
The smoke still goes up from the fire,
That now consumes those wicked liars.
The knowledge of evil has now past.
The root of that tree burned at last.
But all God’s children rest and play!
It’s the dawning of a brand new day!
Scheme | AXAX BBXA CCXX DDXA CCDD |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 1101011 11110101 01110111 11011101 11011101 01011101 01111111 01011101 01111101 01011101 01110111 01111111 01111101 11110101 011111010 110111010 010110111 01111111 11110101 101010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 735 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Written on May 14, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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