Analysis of Glorify The Soul
War is the fault line
that horrifies the peace
Peace is the sunshine
that glorifies the cease
Poor is the fault line
that horrifies the rich
Rich is the sunshine
that glorifies the niche
Dim is the fault line
that horrifies the bright
Bright is the sunshine
that glorifies the light
Mean is the fault line
that horrifies the kind
Kind is the sunshine
that glorifies the mind
Woe is the fault line
that horrifies the cheer
Cheer is the sunshine
that glorifies the dear
Ill is the fault line
that horrifies the fit
Fit is the sunshine
that glorifies the grit
| Scheme | ABAB ACAC ADAD AEAE AFAF AGAG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11011 1101 1101 11001 11011 1101 1101 11001 11011 1101 1101 11001 11011 1101 1101 11001 11011 1101 1101 11001 11011 1101 1101 11001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 533 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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