Analysis of Nightly Prayer
Tarrie Simpson 1976 (Indiana)
Here I lay in my bed,
Trying to clear things from my head.
Lord help me to fall asleep,
As I breathe oh so deep.
At my side, I know you're near.
Now I feel no more fear.
From your light upon me beams
Now I'll have plentiful dreams
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011 10111111 1111101 111111 1111111 111111 1110111 1111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 228 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on February 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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