Analysis of He Prayeth Best Who Loveth Best
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
'He prayeth best who loveth best
All things, both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.'
| Scheme | ABCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Ballad stanza Quatrain Simple 4-line |
| Metre | 111111 111101 1011111 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 128 |
| Words | 27 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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