Analysis of Endurance

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



I must believe a way for me
Is just ahead though I can't see
The path that will allow me to
Do what will make my plans come true.

I keep on praying and I'm saying,
"Please God show me the way.
I've been around but have not found
The answer as I pray.

Yet I must write with one clear goal
What's in my heart, my mind, my soul,
Regardless who will read each thought
Or care to what this world I've brought.


Scheme AABB XCXC DDEE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11010111 11011111 01110111 11111111 111100110 111101 11011111 010111 11111111 10111111 01011111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 406
Words 91
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 28

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"Stay the course"

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Written on September 08, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 08, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on September 08, 2023

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