Analysis of Love Is Strength

George MacDonald 1824 (Huntly) – 1905 (Ashtead)



Love alone is great in might,
Makes the heavy burden light,
Smooths rough ways to weary feet,
Makes the bitter morsel sweet:
Love alone is strength!

Might that is not born of Love
Is not Might born from above,
Has its birthplace down below
Where they neither reap nor sow:
Love alone is strength!

Love is stronger than all force,
Is its own eternal source;
Might is always in decay,
Love grows fresher every day:
Love alone is strength!

Little ones, no ill can chance;
Fear ye not, but sing and dance;
Though the high-heaved heaven should fall
God is plenty for us all:
God is Love and Strength!


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Poetic Form Etheree  (35%)
Metre 1011101 1010101 1111101 1010101 10111 1111111 1111101 111101 1110111 10111 1110111 1110101 111001 11101001 10111 1011111 1111101 10111011 1110111 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 584
Words 111
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 23, 2023

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