Analysis of Now I can see



I cried out Lord, why me?
As Jesus walked on Jericho’s Road.
He washed away my sins and set me free.
I now understand why, he chose me.
Jesus had a plan.
I could not see.
The scales have been removed.
Now I can see.    


Scheme ABAACADA
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 1101111 1101110111 11011111 10101 1111 011101 1111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 222
Words 52
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 160
Words per stanza (avg) 45

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written 5/12/2022

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Written on May 12, 2022

Submitted by WENDYMAY on May 12, 2022

Modified on March 16, 2023

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