Analysis of Come Join The Abolitionists



Come join the Abolitionists,
Ye young men bold and strong.
And with a warm and cheerful zeal,
Come help the cause along;
O that will be joyful, joyful, joyful,
O that will be joyful, when Slavery is no more,
When Slavery is no more.
'Tis then we'll sing, and offerings bring,
When Slavery is no more.

Come join the Abolitionists,
Ye men of riper years,
And save your wives and children dear,
From grief and bitter tears;
O that will be joyful, joyful, joyful,
O that will be joyful, when Slavery is no more,
When Slavery is no more,
'Tis then we'll sing, and offerings bring,
When Slavery is no more.

Come join the Abolitionists,
Ye dames and maidens fair,
And breathe around us in our path
Affection's hallowed air;
O that will be joyful, joyful, joyful,
O that will be joyful, when woman cheers us on,
When woman cheers us on, to conquests not yet won.
'Tis then we'll sing, and offerings bring,
When woman cheers us on.

Come join the Abolitionists,
Ye sons and daughters all
Of this our own America-
Come at the friendly call;
O that will be joyful, joyful, joyful,
O that will be joyful, when all shall proudly say,
This, this is Freedom's day-Oppression flee away!
'T is then we'll sing, and offerings bring,
When freedom wins the day.


Scheme AbxbCDDED AxxxCDDED AfxfCgxEg AhxhCiiei
Poetic Form
Metre 1100100 111101 01010101 110101 1111101010 1111101100111 1100111 111101001 1100111 1100100 11111 01110101 110101 1111101010 1111101100111 1100111 111101001 1100111 1100100 110101 010110101 1101 1111101010 111110110111 11011111111 111101001 110111 1100100 110101 111010100 110101 1111101010 111110111101 111101010101 1111101001 110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,213
Words 227
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 9, 9, 9, 9
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 238
Words per stanza (avg) 56
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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