Analysis of At the River
Robert Wadsworth Lowry 1826 (Philadelphia) – 1899 (Plainfield)
Shall we gather at the river,
Where bright angel feet have trod,
With its crystal tide for ever flowing
by the throne of God?
Gather at the river!
Yes, we'll gather at the river,
The beautiful, the beautiful river,
Yes well gather at the river
that flows by the throne of God.
Shall we gather? Shall we gather at the river?
| Scheme | ABCBAAAABA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11101010 1110111 1110111010 10111 101010 11101010 0100010010 11101010 1110111 111011101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 324 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 251 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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