Analysis of Hymn to Pan



SING his praises that doth keep
   Our flocks from harm.
Pan, the father of our sheep;
   And arm in arm
Tread we softly in a round,
Whilst the hollow neighbouring ground
Fills the music with her sound.

Pan, O great god Pan, to thee
   Thus do we sing!
Thou who keep'st us chaste and free
   As the young spring:
Ever be thy honour spoke
From that place the morn is broke
To that place day doth unyoke!


Scheme ABABCCC DEDEFFE
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111 10111 10101101 0101 1110001 101011 1010101 1111111 1111 11111101 1011 101111 1110111 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 410
Words 79
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 7
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 152
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Fletcher

John William Fletcher was an Australian politician. more…

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