Analysis of A Prayer
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
O LORD, the hard-won miles
Have worn my stumbling feet:
Oh, soothe me with thy smiles,
And make my life complete.
The thorns were thick and keen
Where'er I trembling trod;
The way was long between
My wounded feet and God.
Where healing waters flow
Do thou my footsteps lead.
My heart is aching so;
Thy gracious balm I need
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 110111 1111001 111111 011101 010101 1011001 011101 110101 110101 11111 111101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 328 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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