Analysis of A Beacon of Light!!!!!

Belinda Richmond 1979 (Chicago)



Be that
BEACON OF LIGHT
SHINE for
 this WHOLE WORLD!!!
I GUARANTEE YOU
 it's out of SIGHT!!!
For every MAN, WOMAN,
BOY and GIRL!!!!
Be that BEAM OF LIGHT,
ILLUMINATE IT EFFORTLESSLY,
Light up this DARKENED WORLD,
So the PEOPLE of this
WORLD CAN SEE!!!!
INTO HIS MARVELOUS LIGHT!!
YES this is said to BE TRUE!!!
Go and let your
LIGHT SHINE!!!
 LET IT BEGIN IN YOU!!!
So, go on and
SHINE YOUR LIGHT!!!!
 For the NON-BELIEVERS
THAT DON'T BELIEVE!!!!
Be a BEACON OF LIGHT
FOR JESUS!!!!
so that the PEOPLE
who are LOST CAN SEE!!!!!

B.R.
Date: 09/17/2023


Scheme XABCDAXXAECXEADBXDXAXXAXXE BX
Poetic Form
Metre 11 1011 11 111 1011 1111 1100110 101 11111 010011000 111101 101011 111 0111001 1111111 1011 11 110101 1110 111 101010 1101 101011 110 11010 11111 1 1
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 563
Words 127
Sentences 15
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 26, 2
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 195
Words per stanza (avg) 50
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Written on September 18, 2023

Submitted by belindar.65825 on September 19, 2023

Modified by belindar.65825 on November 22, 2023

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