Analysis of A World Warning
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Do not love of this world,
Neither the things in it;
Love what will be unfurled,
By the Father’s merit.
If this world loved by man,
The Father is not in;
And could less of His plan,
Because of lust of sin.
In this world all that are,
For desires and pride;
Decay that leaves a scare,
Deception that has lied.
Desires of the eyes,
Also the pride of life;
Is evil in disguise,
Filled with toils and strife.
The world passes away,
Along with desires;
That causes one to stray,
What darkness acquires.
Who does the will of God,
Stays within forever;
Giving honor and laud,
With love that not sever.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | AXAX BCBC XDXD EFEF GHGH XIXI I |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 111111 100101 111101 101010 111111 010110 011111 011111 011111 101001 011101 010111 010101 100111 110001 11101 011001 011010 110111 110010 110111 101010 101001 111110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Do Not Love the World 1 John 2:15-17
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