Analysis of TO JIM: MY ROCK
Lorraine Hoyer Peterson 1948 (Phila, PA)
When I need a shoulder
Either soft or very strong,
I call you up and when we speak
I know it won't be long
Before my fears will be dispelled
And joys be sweetly shared.
Whatever's said to make it right
Is just because you cared.
Copywrite June 1987
| Scheme | XAXAXBXB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111010 1011101 11110111 111111 01111101 011101 1011111 110111 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 262 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
This is dedicated to a dear friend of more than 40 years. He has recently gone to be with Jesus. He will forever be in my heart.
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Written on 1987
Submitted by lorip.35816 on October 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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