Analysis of A Voice from Afar
John Henry Newman 1801 (London) – 1890 (Edgbaston)
Weep not for me;—
Be blithe as wont, nor tinge with gloom
The stream of love that circles home,
Light hearts and free!
Joy in the gifts Heaven’s bounty lends;
Nor miss my face, dear friends!
I still am near;—
Watching the smiles I prized on earth,
Your converse mild, your blameless mirth;
Now too I hear
Of whisper’d sounds the tale complete,
Low prayers, and musings sweet.
A sea before
The Throne is spread;—its pure still glass
Pictures all earth-scenes as they pass.
We, on its shore,
Share, in the bosom of our rest,
God's knowledge, and are blest.
Scheme | AXXABB XCCXDD EFFEGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 11111111 01111101 1101 100110101 111111 1111 10011111 11011101 1111 1110101 110101 0101 01111111 10111111 1111 100101101 110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 572 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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