Analysis of The Lord Is Better Than Salve
My heart began to churn,
as I turned to and fro.
Deep within me it began to burn,
as I basked in the sunlight's glow.
Inside me a hunger yearned-
for something I couldn't have.
As my skin turned red and burned,
I turned to the Lord, He's better than salve.
| Scheme | ABABCDCE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 111101 101110111 1110011 0110101 1101101 1111101 1110111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 249 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 194 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Submitted on December 15, 2015
Modified on April 20, 2023
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