Analysis of Let There Be Light
Louisa Sarah Bevington 1845 (St John's Hill, Battersea, Surrey) – 1895 ( Willesden Green, Middlesex)
HALF prayed, and half commanded--
Let there be light!
Light, where waits one undaunted,
Blind with fight;
Light, where the lion-hearted
Lies in night.
Light from due pain's red furnace,
Light of love's sight,
Blend rays--O fierce! O tender!
Lead him aright;
Shine for the just defender,
The loyal knight.
Where hope is yet the youngest,
Let there be light;
Where grief has lain the longest,
Let there be light;
Where will is still the strongest,
Let there be light.
| Scheme | aBxbab xbcacb dBdBdB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101010 1111 1111010 111 1101010 101 1111110 1111 1111110 111 1101010 0101 1111010 1111 1111010 1111 1111010 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 473 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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