Analysis of O God, the rock of my whole strength
John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)
O God, the rock of my whole strength,
Let thy sweet mercy soothe mine anguish;
And grant me help, O Lord, at length,
Lest that I faint, despair, and languish.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11011111 111101110 01111111 111101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 163 |
| Words | 32 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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