Analysis of Sonnet 14
John Milton 1608 (Cheapside) – 1674 (Chalfont St Giles)
When Faith and Love which parted from thee never,
Had ripen'd thy just soul to dwell with God,
Meekly thou didst resign this earthy load
Of Death, call'd Life; which us from Life doth sever
Thy Works and Alms and all thy good Endeavour
Staid not behind, nor in the grave were trod;
But as Faith pointed with her golden rod,
Follow'd thee up to joy and bliss for ever.
Love led them on, and Faith who knew them best
Thy hand-maids, clad them o're with purple beams
And azure wings, that up they flew so drest,
And speak the truth of thee on glorious Theams
Before the Judge, who thenceforth bid thee rest
And drink thy fill of pure immortal streams.
Note: Camb. Autograph supplies title, On the Religious
Memory of Catherine Thomson, my Christian Friend, deceased
16 Decemb., 1646.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101110 1101111111 1011011101 11111111110 11010111010 1101100101 1111010101 10111101110 1111011111 11111111101 0101111111 01011111001 010111111 0111110101 1110011010010 100110010110101 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 796 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 3 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 307 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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