Analysis of H. Baptism II
George Herbert 1593 (Montgomery) – 1633 (Bemerton)
Since, Lord, to thee
A narrow way and little gate
Is all the passage, on my infancy
Thou didst lay hold, and antedate
My faith in me.
O let me still
Write thee great God, and me a child:
Let me be soft and supple to thy will,
Small to my self, to others mild,
Behither ill.
Although by stealth
My flesh get on, yet let her sister
My soul bid nothing, but preserve her wealth:
The growth of flesh is but a blister;
Childhood is health.
Scheme | ABABA CDCDC EFEFE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 01010101 1101011100 111101 1101 1111 11110101 1111010111 11111101 11 111 111111010 1111010101 011111010 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 89 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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