Analysis of Acrostic.
Even now I seem to see thee,
Lovely boy, with thy sweet smile,
Bright and beautiful as when
Reading that holy book, the while
I listened to thee, little dreaming,
Docile, gentle, pleasant child,
God who gave, so soon would take thee,
Even thee, so sweet, so mild.
But how merciful in chastening
Our father is - oh! bless his name -
Your little face was decked with smiles,
Dear child, just when the summons came.
Escaped from lingering sickness, thou hadst
Nought to mar thy little frame.
While ye mourn the dear departed,
Each bitter feeling disallow;
Look to heaven, ye broken hearted,
Look, and with submission bow.
In thy hour of deepest sorrow,
Never murmur, dare not blame;
God, who wounds, alone can heal thee;
Trust his power and praise his name.
Oh! may we say, each, every one,
"Not my will, but thine be done."
Scheme | ABCBDEAEDFGFEFHIHIJFAFKK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111111 1011111 1010011 10110101 110111010 1010101 11111111 1011111 1110001 101011111 11011111 11110101 0111001011 1111101 11101010 1101001 111011010 1010101 011011010 1010111 11101111 11100111 111111001 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 800 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 631 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 148 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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