Analysis of Like Jesus



Joseph's mother was barren, but in God she believed,
God opened her womb and Joseph was conceived;
A coat of many colors, Joseph's father did make,
His father's love and attention, Joseph did take;
Joseph's father asked him to go,
To see if his brothers supplies were low.
Joseph, by his brothers was sold,
A wild beast devoured him, his father was told.
Joseph, as in his dream, ruled over his brothers,
Over all of Egypt, the land and the others.

Of a virgin, Jesus was born on this earth,
Like Jesus, a miracle was Joseph's birth;
Joseph's father loved him with all of his heart,
Like Jesus, from others, Joseph was set apart;
To see to his brothers welfare, Joseph went,
Like Jesus, by His Father, Joseph was sent.
Joseph's brothers betrayed him, lies to his father they told,
Like Jesus, Joseph was also sold.
Joseph ruled over his brothers and forgave them of their sin,
Like Jesus, who forgives and rules over all men.


Scheme AABBCCDDEE FFGGHHDDXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1010110101101 11001010101 0111010101011 110100101011 10101111 1111100101 10111011 011010111011 101011110110 101110010010 10101011111 11001001101 10101111111 110110101101 1111101101 11011101011 10100111111011 110101101 101101100011111 110101011011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 906
Words 166
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 358
Words per stanza (avg) 83
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Submitted on November 11, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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