Analysis of Simon Peter



I trailed in shadows to see His fate,
Too afraid to move beyond the gate, Ashamed, I spoke with hot denials,
While within, my Lord began His trials.

I do not know the man you are mistaken,
My Lord was by my words forsaken.
I followed when the day was bright,
But feared to follow on that darkened night.

Not once, nor twice, but three times I cried,
I do not know Him, I fiercely lied,
And  I heard the cock then crow,
It hit me like a mighty blow.

I saw him turn and cast his look at me,
I ran forth and wept so bitterly.
I saw His eyes that said I forgive,
And then I saw Him die so I that might live.

The eyes that cast His look my way,
The one who said for you, I’ll pray,
How  great was the love he showed to me, How sure the redemption that set me free.


Scheme XAA BBCC DDEE FFXX GGF
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 101110101011111010 1011101110 11110111010 111111010 11010111 1111011101 111111111 111111101 0110111 11110101 1111011111 111011100 111111101 01111111111 01111111 01111111 1110111111100101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 776
Words 180
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 114
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Written on June 30, 2023

Submitted by hopebenc on July 01, 2023

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