Analysis of Fill A Bumper of Water
John Pierpont 1785 (Litchfield) – 1866 (Medford)
Fill a bumper of water that's pure from the spring,
Bright sparkling and clear as the glass,
And with rapture the joyous emotions we'll sing,
Which enliven our hours as they pass
We'll spurn the rude mirth of the wine-bibber's bowl,
While our Abstinence pleasures exceed it,
And we give you the Pledge with our heart and our soul,
Here's success to the cause and God speed it,
God speed it-God speed it,
Here's success to the Pledge, and God speed it.
Surrounded by virtue, by beauty, and youth,
Dear woman we drink to thy charms;
If we pledge thee in water, we pledge thee in truth
And we take thee with joy to our arms.
Go look at our homes and observe the glad smile,
What welcome on earth can exceed it,
Where affection thus greets us our cares to beguile,
Then success to the Pledge, and God speed it,
God speed it-God speed it,
Success to the Pledge and God speed it.
Tho' we boast not of wealth yet we gladly impart
To a brother a share of our store,
And we hail him with feelings of joy from the heart,
When the slave of Intemperance no more;
Our motto is sympathy, friendship and love,
And aid to a friend should he need it,
Our Charter's recorded by Angels above,
Then success to the Pledge and God speed it,
God speed it-God speed it,
Success to the Pledge and God speed it.
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 101011011101 11001101 011001001011 10101010111 1101110111 11010010011 01110111010101 1011010111 111111 1011010111 01011011001 11011111 111101011101 0111111101 111101001011 110111011 1010111101101 1011010111 111111 011010111 111111111001 1010011101 011111011101 1011111 101011001001 011011111 101001011001 1011010111 111111 011010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,264 |
Words | 246 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 332 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
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