This is an analysis of A Prayer: Matins by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.
Lord, Thou hast promised. Lo! I give Thee back
Thine own great Word. Keep it. I summon Thee.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abbXcX XaXddebdXfghhhedidddfbffdb gXiXdacdgb
- Stanza lengths: 6,26,10,
- Metre: 1111011111 1111101101 1011111111 1111010101 0111111101 1110011010 1001111110 0111100111 11011100100 1100110111 1100110111 1101101101 011101 1111 1111110110 1101111101 01011111010 1101011101 11110100111 0101110101 111 1110011 11110100101 0111010011 1111010111 1101001111 0111010111 1101 100111 111101 11 11011101 10 1111011111 1111010101 1101110100 1111010001 1110011111 1011010111 1011011111 1100011100 1101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 43
Repeated words/phrases
god, my, i, me
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