Analysis of I Am An Abolitionist



I am an Abolitionist!
I glory in the name:
Though now by Slavery’s minions hiss’d
And covered o’er with shame,
It is a spell of light and power —
The watchword of the free : ——
Who spurns it in the trial-hour,
A craven soul is he !

I am an Abolitionist!
Then urge me not to pause;
For joyfully do I enlist
In Freedom’s sacred cause:
A nobler strife the world ne’er saw,
Th’ enslaved to disenthral;
I am a soldier for the war,
Whatever may befall!

I am an Abolitionist!
Oppression’s deadly foe;
In God’s great strength will I resist,
And lay the monster low;
In God’s great name do I demand,
To all be freedom given,
That peace and joy may fill the land,
And songs go up to heaven!

I am an Abolitionist!
No threats shall awe my soul,
No perils cause me to desist,
No bribes my acts control;
A freeman will I live and die,
In sunshine and in shade,
And raise my voice for liberty,
Of nought on earth afraid.


Scheme Ababcdcd Axexxfxf Axefghgh Afefxidi
Poetic Form
Metre 1110100 110001 1111101 010111 110111010 01101 111001010 010111 1110100 111111 11001101 010101 01010111 110111 11010101 10101 1110100 010101 01111101 010101 01111101 1111010 11011101 0111110 1110100 111111 11011101 111101 01011101 01001 01111100 111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 906
Words 177
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 172
Words per stanza (avg) 44
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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