Analysis of McGonagall's Ode to the King
William Topaz McGonagall 1825 – 1902 (Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh)
Oh! God, I thank Thee for restoring King Edward the Seventh's health again,
And let all his subjects throughout the Empire say Amen;
May God guard him by night and day,
At home and abroad, when he's far away.
May angels guard his bed at night when he lies down,
And may his subjects revere him, and on him do not frown;
May he be honoured by them at home and abroad,
And may he always be protected by the Eternal God.
My blessing on his noble form, and on his lofty head,
May all good angels guard him while living and when dead;
And when the final hour shall come to summons him away,
May his soul be wafted to the realms of bliss I do pray.
Long may he reign, happy and serene,
Also his Queen most beautiful to be seen;
And may God guard his family by night and day,
That they may tread in the paths of virtue and not go astray.
May God prosper King Edward the Seventh wherever he goes,
May he always reign victorious over his foes;
Long may he be spared to wear the British Crown,
And may God be as a hedge around him at night when be lies down;
May God inspire him with wisdom, and long may he reign
As Emperor of India and King Edward the VII. --Amen.
Scheme | AABB CCXX DDBB EEBB FFCCXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101011001101 011110010100101 11111101 1100111101 110111111111 01110011011111 11111111001 01111010100101 11011101011101 1111011110011 010101011110101 11111010111111 111110001 10111100111 011111001101 111100111001101 111011001001011 111101001011 11111110101 0111101011111111 1101111001111 1100110001100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,147 |
Words | 232 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 179 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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