Analysis of A Friend

Nancy McDonald 1968 (Blytheville, Arkansas)



So many people give up on life for all the wrong reasons

And feel their only way out sadly is to end it all

Because they have their priorities completely out of order

Which unfortunately causes their downfall

Some look to material things

Which can easily be taken away

While others turn to people

Who can leave them unsatified each and everyday

So if you want somewhere to turn

Where disappointments you will never face

Fall into the arms of Jesus

Where there is always an abundance of love and grace

He will always lift you up

And never let you down

You will always have a friend

When Jesus is around


Scheme X A X A X B X B X C X C X X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 110101111110110 01110111011111 0111101000101110 1010001011 11101001 1110011001 1101110 1111110101 1111111 1001011101 10101110 111110101101 111111 010111 111101 110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 586
Words 112
Sentences 1
Stanzas 16
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 31
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Submitted on September 25, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Nancy McDonald

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