This is an analysis of Sir, We Would See Jesus by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

We would see Jesus; earth is grand,
Flowing out from her Creator's hand.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXaa ccbbbbaa aabbddXX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 11110101 10100101 11110101 01110111 01010101 110100011 11010111 11110101 11110111 10111111 110101001 11010101 11010101 11010111 11011101 11011101 11110111 10110111 10110101 01010101 11010001 01110101 10110111 00110100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

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