Analysis of Worship
John Crowe Ransom 1888 (Pulaski) – 1974 (Gambier)
I know a quite religious man
Who utters praises when he can.
Now I find God in bard and book,
In school and temple, bird and brook.
But he says God is sweetest of all
Discovered in a drinking-hall.
For God requires no costly wine
But comes on the foam of a crockery stein.
And when that foam is on the lips,
Begin then God's good fellowships.
Cathedrals, synagogues, and kirks
May go to the devil, and all their works.
And as for Christian charity,
It's made out of hilarity.
He gives the beggar all his dimes,
Forgives his brother seven times.
'I love the rain,' says thirsty clod;
So this religious man of God.
For God has come, and is it odd
He praises all the works of God?
'For God has come, and there's no sorrow,'
He sings all night--will he sing to-morrow?
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH GI II JJ |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 11010111 11110101 01010101 111111011 01000101 110101101 11101101001 01111101 0111110 0101001 1110100111 01110100 11110100 11010111 01110101 11011101 11010111 11110111 11010111 111101110 1111111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 761 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 45 sec read
- 123 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Worship" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/22425/worship>.
Discuss this John Crowe Ransom poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In