Analysis of A Dream Of Heaven
Alice Guerin Crist 1876 (Clare Castle) – 1941 (Toowoomba)
They tell of harps and golden crowns, and singing,
But oh, I think, when ends the strife and pain,
That our dear Lord will lead the souls that love Him
Where are green grass and trees, and soft spring rain;
Where are no scorching suns, or skies drought-blazing,
But dear grey clouds with sunshine stealing through
In level rays, o’er distant wooded valleys,
And still green pools, with waterlilies blue.
And those who sought to save drought-ridden creatures,
And struggled bravely with the grim old earth,
The God of all true hearts will surely give them
Rest from their labours in a new world’s birth:
When they shall feel the fresh wind in their faces,
Fragrant with clover scents and summer shower,
And they shall praise Him in green silent places,
Who, like St. Francis, loved each tree and flower;
Who sae their God in all the changing seasons,
And never failed, or flinched, or Faith denied,
For evermore their loving Lord shall lead them
Where are green woods, and rolling pastures wide.
Scheme | ABXB ACXC XDED FGFG XHEH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11110101010 1111110101 110111101111 1111010111 11110111110 111111101 01011101010 0111111 01111111010 0101010111 01111111011 111100111 11110110110 10110101010 01111011010 11110111010 11110101010 0101111101 1101101111 1111010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 987 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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