Analysis of A PRAYER FOR PILOTS
Ruby Yvette Jenkins 1898 (United States) – 1992 (United States)
A cloud of planes goes zooming overhead
In beautiful formation. 'Tis with dread
I see them wing their way to distant lands,
And wonder - to what hostile foreign strands.
I breathe a prayer of guidance for these boys
Grown suddenly too stern to play with toys.
Pride of the nation, strong and brave and true;
O God! there is no other help save You!
Each plane is guided by some keen-eyed lad.
Beloved of brothers, sisters, mother, dad.
We lift for them our prayers in hours of need.
Remember them in memory, God, we plead.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 0111110101 0100010111 1111111101 0101110101 1101110111 1100111111 1101010101 1111110111 1111011111 0111010101 111110101011 01010100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 523 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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