Analysis of Feeding My Soul
Feeding my soul,
I look at barns
and want inside
Feeding my soul,
I smile at children
and touch their hands
Feeding my soul,
I talk to truckers
and watch them cry
Feeding my soul,
I tip the hobos
and hear the truth
Feeding my soul,
I count the geese
in southern flight
Feeding my soul,
I love my family
wife, and friends
Feeding my soul,
I wander in the sea air
and smell the morning
Feeding my soul,
I catch the devil
in disguise
Feeding my soul,
I trade redemption
for the promise of another wish
Feeding my soul,
I write these words,
—feeding my soul
(69th St. Philadelphia: August, 1977)
| Scheme | Abx Acx Axx Abx Axx Axx Axx Axx Acx AxA x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011 1111 0101 1011 11110 0111 1011 11110 0111 1011 1101 0101 1011 1101 0101 1011 111100 101 1011 1100011 01010 1011 11010 001 1011 11010 101010101 1011 1111 1011 111010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 610 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 42 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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