Analysis of The Exorcists
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Then the apostle wonders wrought,
And healed the sick, in Jesus' name;
The sons of Sceva vainly thought
That they had pow'r to do the fame.
On one possessed they tried their art,
And naming Jesus preached by Paul,
They charged the spirit to depart
Expecting he'd obey their call.
The spirit answered, with a mock,
Jesus I know; and Paul I know;
I must have gone if Paul had spoke;
But who are ye that bid me go?
With fury then the man he filled,
Who on the poor pretenders flew;
Naked and wounded, almost killed,
They fled in all the peoples' view.
Jesus! that name, pronounced by faith,
Is full of wonder-working pow'r;
It conquers Satan, sin and death,
And cheers in trouble's darkest hour.
But they, who are not born again,
Know nothing of it but the sound;
They do but take his name in vain
When most their zeal and pains abound.
Satan their vain attempts derides,
Whether they talk, or pray, or preach;
Long as the love of sin abides,
His pow'r is safe beyond their reach.
But you, believers, may rejoice,
Satan well knows your mighty Friend;
He trembles at your Saviour's voice,
And owns he cannot gain his end.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE FGFG XXXX XHXH IJIJ KLKL |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (88%) |
Metre | 10010101 01010101 0111101 111111101 11011111 01010111 11010101 01010111 01010101 10110111 11111111 11111111 11010111 11010101 1001011 11010101 10110111 111101011 11010101 01011010 11111101 11011101 11111101 11110101 10110101 10111111 11011101 111110111 11010101 10111101 111111 01110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,101 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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