Analysis of The bird that soars on highest wing
James Montgomery 1771 (Irvine) – 1854
The bird that soars on highest wing
Builds on the ground her lowly nest;
And she that doth most sweetly sing
Sings in the shade when all things rest:
In lark and nightingale we see
What honour hath humility.
The saint that wears heaven's brightest crown
In deepest adoration bends;
The weight of glory bows him down
Then most when most his soul ascends.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
| Scheme | ABABCC DEDECC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111101 11010101 01111101 10011111 01010011 1110100 011110101 0100101 01110111 11111101 10010111 0110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 412 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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