Analysis of On the Religious Memory of Mrs. Catherine Thomson, my Christian Friend, Deceased Dec. 16, 1646
John Milton 1608 (Cheapside) – 1674 (Chalfont St Giles)
When Faith and Love, which parted from thee never,
Had ripened thy just soul to dwell with God,
Meekly thou didst resign this earthly load
Of death, called life, which us from life doth sever.
Thy works, and alms, and all thy good endeavour,
Stayed not behind, nor in the grave were trod;
But, as Faith pointed with her golden rod,
Followed thee up to joy and bliss for ever.
Love led them on; and Faith, who knew them best
Thy handmaids, clad them o’er with purple beams
And azure wings, that up they flew so drest,
And speak the truth of thee on glorious themes
Before the Judge; who henceforth bid thee rest,
And drink thy fill of pure immortal streams.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101110 1101111111 1011011101 11111111110 11010111010 1101100101 1111010101 10111101110 1111011111 111111101 0101111111 01011111001 0101111111 0111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 666 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 512 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 122 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 27, 2023
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