Analysis of Self-Justification
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
When David was the king of all
The Hebrews long ago,
The monarch thought he could not fall
In sin like others, though
He saw Bathsheba who was more
Than beautiful so he
Had someone who'd bring her before
He faced reality!
He told himself a king can do
Whatever kings feel like.
But soon he learned that it's not true
Because kings aren't godlike!
He lied and lied; his conscience fell
Into the mind's abyss,
Until a prophet came to tell
"God says you have remised"!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEB FXFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 11010111 01101 0111111 011101 11010111 110011 1111001 1110 11010111 10111 11111111 011101 11011101 010101 01010111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 469 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on February 20, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 20, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on February 20, 2024
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