Analysis of On Himself, upon Hearing What was his Sentence
James Graham 1612 (Edinburgh) – 1650 (Edinburgh)
Let them bestow on ev'ry airth a limb;
Open all my veins, that I may swim
To Thee, my Saviour, in that crimson lake;
Then place my parboil'd head upon a stake,
Scatter my ashes, throw them in the air:
Lord (since Thou know'st where all these atoms are)
I'm hopeful once Thou'lt recollect my dust,
And confident thou'lt raise me with the just.
| Scheme | AABBCDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111101 101111111 111101101 111110101 1011011001 11111111101 110110111 0100111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 357 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 261 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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