Analysis of William Chalmers Burns and Scottish Revival, then off to China.
William Chalmers Burns (1815-1868)
Called by Robert to
Pinch hit at Anwoth.
Little spot in Lowlands.
Not a lot to brag about.
But the folks had heart.
Loved me from the start.
Robert* was heading
Toward Holy Land.
Much for his dampened
Good friends with him.
Brother Andrew** for one.
Now, once into deserts
Robert came down, badly.
Flat on his back.
Praying for us
Up in Bonnie Scotland.
Revival fell with that
Heather shook with the Glory.
Colourful it was.
Never to be dislodged
From reborn lives.
*Robert Murray M'Cheyne
** A A Bonar
| Scheme | X X X X X A A X X B X X X C X X B X C X X X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101 11101 1111 10101 1011101 10111 11101 10110 01101 11110 1111 101011 110110 101110 1111 1011 101010 010111 1011010 111 101101 1111 101011 0010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 680 |
| Words | 163 |
| Sentences | 21 |
| Stanzas | 24 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
About this poem
William Chalmers Burns, 1815-1868. Revivalist. Missionary.
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Written on March 05, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 05, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on March 12, 2023
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