Analysis of Gently on the Stream of Time
Julia A Moore 1847 – 1920
Gently on the stream of time,
We are floating day by day,
In life's native boats sublime
We soon anchor in the bay.
We'll soon anchor in the haven,
Where the weary are at rest,
In that blissful port called Heaven,
Where are roaming now the blest.
Be gentle, time be gentle with us,
While we are on life's troubled stream,
May life's foaming billows o'er us
Break away as day serene.
Gently on the stream of time,
We will swiftly glide along,
Till we reach the realm divine,
Then we'll join the heavenly throng,
Where our friends have gone before us
Waiting on the other shore.
In that home they sing in chorus,
"Welcome home the rich and poor."
Gently on the stream of time,
We shall shortly pass away,
We shall reach the heavenly clime
If God's commands we obey.
Gently on the stream of time
We are going one by one,
Listening to the evening chime
On life's journey going home.
Scheme | Ababcdcd exexAfxfex exAbabAcax |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010111 1110111 0110101 1110001 11100010 1010111 01101110 1110101 110111011 11111101 111010101 1011101 1010111 1110101 1110101 11101001 110111011 1010101 01111010 1010101 1010111 1110101 11101001 1101101 1010111 1110111 10010101 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 866 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 227 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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