Analysis of The Old Dispensation
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
O THOU, who, high in heaven,
To man hast given
This clouded earthly life
All storm and strife,
Blasted with ice and fire,
Love and desire,
Filled with dead faith, and love
That change is master of--
O Thou, who mightest have given
To all Thy heaven,
But who, instead, didst give
This life we live--
Who feedest with blood and tears
The hungry years--
I make one prayer to Thee,
O Great God! grant it me.
Some day when summer shows
Her leaf, her rose,
God, let Thy sinner lie
Under Thy sky,
And feel Thy sun's large grace
Upon his face;
Then grant him this, that he
May not believe in Thee!
Scheme | AABBCCDD AAXXXXEE FFGGHHEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010 11110 110101 1101 1011010 10010 111101 111101 1111110 11110 110111 1111 111101 0101 111111 111111 111101 0101 111101 1011 011111 0111 111111 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 574 |
Words | 116 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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