Analysis of Naaman
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Before Elisha's gate
The Syrian leper stood;
But could not brook to wait,
He deemed himself too good:
He thought the prophet would attend,
And not to him a message send.
Have I this journey come,
And will he not be seen?
I were as well at home,
Would washing make me clean:
Why must I wash in Jordan's flood?
Damascus' rivers are as good.
Thus by his foolish pride
He almost missed a cure;
Howe'er at length he tried,
And found the method sure:
Soon as his pride was brought to yield,
The leprosy was quickly healed.
Leprous and proud as he,
To Jesus thus I came,
From sin to set me free,
When first I heard his fame:
Surely, thought I, my pompous train
Of vows and tears will notice gain.
My heart devised the way
Which I supposed he'd take;
And when I found delay,
Was ready to go back:
Had he some painful task enjoined,
I to performance seemed inclined.
Scheme | ABABCC XDXDXB EFEFGG HIHIJJ KXKXXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0111 0100101 111111 110111 11010101 01110101 111101 011111 101111 110111 11110101 01010111 111101 11101 101111 010101 11111111 01001101 10111 110111 111111 111111 10111101 11011101 110101 110111 011101 110111 11110101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 840 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 132 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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