Analysis of To G. G.
John Greenleaf Whittier 1807 (Haverhill) – 1892 (Hampton Falls)
Graceful in name and in thyself, our river
None fairer saw in John Ward's pilgrim flock,
Proof that upon their century-rooted stock
The English roses bloom as fresh as ever.
Take the warm welcome of new friends with thee,
And listening to thy home's familiar chime
Dream that thou hearest, with it keeping time,
The bells on Merrimac sound across the sea.
Think of our thrushes, when the lark sings clear,
Of our sweet Mayflowers when the daisies bloom;
And bear to our and thy ancestral home
The kindly greeting of its children here.
Say that our love survives the severing strain;
That the New England, with the Old, holds fast
The proud, fond memories of a common past;
Unbroken still the ties of blood remain!
Scheme | ABBA CDDC XXXX EFFE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 10010011010 1101011101 11011100101 01010111110 1011011111 01001110101 111111101 01110010101 11101010111 1101110101 01110010101 0101011101 111010101001 1011010111 01110010101 0101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 719 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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