Analysis of Poverty



Some live in poverty all day;
The kind that can be seen
For some it's always been that way
But they aren't sad or mean.

They have their faith and family
To see them through all things,
And praise the Lord each day they see
More blessings that He brings.

Some others live in poverty,
The kind not visible.
They do not have the faith to see
Their lives as being full.

The poverty of faith is worse
Because it is by choice.
They only need some prayers and verse
To "hear" God's still small voice!


Scheme ABAB CDCD CXCX EFEF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 11010011 011111 1111111 1110111 11110100 111111 01011111 110111 11010100 011100 11110111 111101 01001111 011111 11011101 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 496
Words 107
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Written on August 16, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 16, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 16, 2023

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