Analysis of Pleasant Prophecies

Robert Fuller Murray 1863 – 1894



A day of gladness yet will dawn,
Though when I cannot say;
Perhaps it may be Thursday week,
Perhaps some other day,—

When man, freed from the bond of clothes,
And needing no more food,
Shall never pull his neighbour's nose,
But be extremely good.

When Love and Nobleness shall live
Next door to Truth and Right,
While Reverence shall rent a room,
Upon the second flight.

And wishes shall be horses then,
And beggars shall be kings;
And all the people shall admire
This pleasant state of things.

But if it seems a mystery,
And you're inclined to doubt it,
Just ask your local poet. He
Will tell you all about it.


Scheme XAXA XXXX XBXB XCXC DEDE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 0111111 111101 0111111 011101 11110111 010111 1101111 110101 110111 111101 11001101 010101 01011101 010111 01010101 110111 11110100 0101111 11110101 1111011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 602
Words 116
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Robert Fuller Murray

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