Analysis of Angel at my shoulder
The Angel at my shoulder
Always gave me strength,
Direction from the danger,
Yet distanced by a length.
And then one day He flew down
On wings of air unseen,
Embraced and held me closely
Making human my machine
| Scheme | ABAB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 0101110 1111 0101010 110101 0111111 111101 0101110 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 211 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Trying to get extra rest on a Sunday morning after a long week, this thought gave me comfort and turned into a poem.
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Written on January 09, 2022
Submitted by JaredKairel on January 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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