Analysis of Walkin After Midnight
When death sent out its calling card
the heavens came in view
Psalms to reach the Angel’s ears
one voice had broken through
Grace within her every word
each feeling soul infused
Patsy singing from above
—to bless the chosen few
(Remembering Patsy Cline: May, 2022)
| Scheme | XAXAXXXA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 010101 1110101 111101 10101001 110101 1010101 110101 01001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 271 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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