Analysis of Hymn For St. John's Eve, 29th June
John Dryden 1631 (Aldwincle) – 1631 (London)
O sylvan prophet! whose eternal fame
Echoes from Judah's hills and Jordan's stream;
The music of our numbers raise,
And tune our voices to thy praise.
A messenger from high Olympus came
To bear the tidings of thy life and name,
And told thy sire each prodigy
That Heaven designed to work in thee.
Hearing the news, and doubting in surprise,
His falt'ring speech in fettered accent dies;
But Providence, with happy choice,
In thee restored thy father's voice.
In the recess of Nature's dark abode,
Though still enclosed, yet knewest thou thy God;
Whilst each glad parent told and blessed
The secrets of each other's breast.
Scheme | AXBB AACC DDEE XXFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010101 101110101 010110101 011010111 0100110101 1101011101 011101100 110011101 1001010001 111010011 11001101 01011101 0001110101 110111111 11110101 01011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 615 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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