Analysis of On the Death of a Minister
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
His master taken from his head,
Elisha saw him go;
And in desponding accents said,
"Ah, what must Israel do?"
But he forgot the Lord who lifts
The beggar to the throne;
Nor knew that all Elijah's gifts
Would soon be made his own.
What! when a Paul has run his course,
Or when Apollos dies,
Is Israel left without resource,
And have we no supplies?
Yes, while the dear Redeemer lives,
We have a boundless store,
And shall be fed with what He gives,
Who lives for evermore.
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11010111 100111 001101 1111001 11010111 010101 111111 111111 11011111 1111 110010110 011101 110111 110101 01111111 11110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 479 |
Words | 92 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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