Analysis of Behind the Veil
John Henry Newman 1801 (London) – 1890 (Edgbaston)
BANISH'D the House of sacred rest,
Amid a thoughtless throng,
At length I heard its creed confess'd,
And knelt the saints among.
Artless his strain and unadorn'd,
Who spoke Christ's message there;
But what at home I might have scorn'd,
Now charm'd my famish'd ear.
Lord, grant me this abiding grace,
Thy Word and sons to know;
To pierce the veil on Moses' face,
Although his speech be slow.
| Scheme | AXAX BXBX CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 10011101 010101 11111101 010101 111001 111101 11111111 111101 11110101 110111 11011101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 422 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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