Analysis of Funeral Hymn

Sir Walter Scott 1771 (College Wynd, Edinburgh) – 1832 (Abbotsford, Roxburghshire)



Dust unto dust,
To this all must;
The tenant hath resign'd
The faded form To waste and worm-
Corruption claims her kind.

Through paths unknown
Thy soul hath flown,
To seek the realms of woe,
Where fiery pain
Shall purge the stain
Of actions done below.

In that sad place,
By Mary's grace,
Brief may thy dwelling be
Till prayers and alms,
And holy psalms,
Shall set the captive free.


Scheme AABXB CCDEED FFGHHG
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 1111 010101 01011101 010101 1101 1111 110111 11001 1101 110101 0111 1101 111101 1101 0101 110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 388
Words 72
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 6
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 29, 2023

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Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright, and historian. more…

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