Analysis of Introduction to an Album

John Henry Newman 1801 (London) – 1890 (Edgbaston)



I am a harp of many chords, and each
Strung by a separate hand;—most musical
My notes, discoursing with the mental sense,
Not the outward ear. Try them, they will reply
With wisdom, fancy, graceful gaiety,
Or ready wit, or happy sentiment.
Come, add a string to my assort of sounds;
Widen the compass of my harmony;
And join thyself in fellowship of name
With those, whose courteous labour and fair gifts
Have given me voice, and made me what I am.


Scheme ABCDEEFGHIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110101 1101011100 11110101 10101111101 11010101 1101110100 1101110111 1001011100 01101011 1111001011 11011011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 458
Words 85
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 349
Words per stanza (avg) 82
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Henry Newman

Blessed John Henry Newman CO, also referred to as Cardinal Newman, was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. more…

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