Analysis of A Prayer
Anne Brontë 1820 (Thornton, West Yorkshire) – 1849 (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)
My God (oh, let me call Thee mine,
Weak, wretched sinner though I be),
My trembling soul would fain be Thine;
My feeble faith still clings to Thee.
Not only for the Past I grieve,
The Future fills me with dismay;
Unless Thou hasten to relieve,
Thy suppliant is a castaway.
I cannot say my faith is strong,
I dare not hope my love is great;
But strength and love to Thee belong;
Oh, do not leave me desolate!
I know I owe my all to Thee;
Oh, TAKE the heart I cannot give!
Do Thou my strength--my Saviour be,
And MAKE me to Thy glory live.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX BXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11111111 11010111 110011111 11011111 11010111 01011101 01110101 111010 11011111 11111111 11011101 11111100 11111111 11011101 1111111 01111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 530 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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