Analysis of Forget God
When all else fails we turn to God
for sympathetic grace.
When all is well we forget God
and flaunt another face.
When all alone we turn to God
to fill the empty space.
When all links call
we forget God and find another place.
When all astray we turn to God
for guidance in the race.
When all on course
we forget God and hunt another chase.
When all distraught we turn to God
to find a solid base.
When all composed
we forget God and pray another case.
Scheme | ABAB ABXB ABXB ABXB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111111 10101 11111011 010101 11011111 110101 1111 1011010101 11011111 110001 1111 1011010101 11011111 110101 1101 1011010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 437 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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