Analysis of To The King's Most Excellent Majesty 1768
Phillis Wheatley 1753 (West Africa) – 1784 (Boston)
YOUR subjects hope, dread Sire--
The crown upon your brows may flourish long,
And that your arm may in your God be strong!
O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway,
And all with love and readiness obey!
But how shall we the British king reward!
Rule thou in peace, our father, and our lord!
Midst the remembrance of thy favours past,
The meanest peasants most admire the last*
May George, beloved by all the nations round,
Live with heav'ns choicest constant blessings crown'd!
Great God, direct, and guard him from on high,
And from his head let ev'ry evil fly!
And may each clime with equal gladness see
A monarch's smile can set his subjects free!
* The Repeal of the Stamp Act.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101110 0101111101 0111101111 111101101 0111010001 1111010101 110110100101 100101111 0101010101 1101110101 1111010101 1101011111 011111101 011111011 011111101 0011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 682 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 1 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 266 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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