Analysis of Sin (II)
George Herbert 1593 (Montgomery) – 1633 (Bemerton)
O that I could a sin once see!
We paint the devil foul, yet he
Hath some good in him, all agree.
Sin is flat opposite to th' Almighty, seeing
It wants the good of virtue, and of being.
But God more care of us hath had:
If apparitions make us sad,
By sight of sin we should grow mad.
Yet as in sleep we see foul death, and live:
So devils are our sins in perspective.
| Scheme | AAABB CCCXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11110111 11010111 11101101 11110011101010 11011100110 11111111 1010111 11111111 1101111101 11011010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 369 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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