Analysis of Amazing Grace
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound!)
That sav'd a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev'd;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ'd!
Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promis'd good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
This earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call'd me here below,
Will be for ever mine.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XXXX BEBE FGFG HIHI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 01011101 110111 11111111 111111 11111111 011101 11011101 0101101 11010101 110101 11111111 011111 01110111 111101 11110101 111101 11110111 010111 11010101 011101 11110111 01111 11111101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 755 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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