Analysis of Despair was rife

Royston 1946 (Reading)



Outside of His grave all hope was shattered.
Despair was rife, His disciples scattered.
They felt distraught and the outlook was grim.
All their hopes had been centred upon Him.

All forlorn, they did not know what to say.
Defeat and disappointment filled their day.
Then Mary came running into the room
with this wonderful message from the tomb.

He’s alive! He’s back from the dead!
He has risen again, just like He said.
Conquered both death and the grave.
Risen with mighty power to save.

He’s alive! Come with me and see.
for He has won the victory.
Rejoice with me as the good news I tell
He’s risen  triumphant over death and hell.

Death’s been conquered by Christ the crucified,
for the doors of death He burst open wide.
Risen in the power of an endless life
He’s conquered Satan by His sacrifice.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1111111110 0111101010 110100111 111111011 1011111111 010010111 1101100101 1110010101 10111101 1110011111 1011001 101101011 10111101 11110100 0111101111 11001010101 111011010 1011111101 10001011101 110101110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 830
Words 167
Sentences 18
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted by royston on April 17, 2022

Modified on April 08, 2023

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