Analysis of Upon The Swallow
John Bunyan 1628 (Elstow, Bedfordshire) – 1688 (London)
This pretty bird, O! how she flies and sings,
But could she do so if she had not wings?
Her wings bespeak my faith, her songs my peace;
When I believe and sing my doubtings cease.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101111101 1111111111 0101110111 110101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 184 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 08, 2023
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