Analysis of Upon my Son Samuel his goeing for England, Novem. 6, 1657.
Anne Bradstreet 1612 (Northampton) – 1672 (Andover)
Thou mighty God of Sea and Land,
I here resigne into thy hand
The Son of Prayers, of vowes, of teares,
The child I stay'd for many yeares.
Thou heard'st me then, and gav'st him me;
Hear me again, I giue him Thee.
He's mine, but more, O Lord, thine own,
For sure thy Grace on him is shown.
No freind I haue like Thee to trust,
For mortall helpes are brittle Dvst.
Preserve, O Lord, from stormes and wrack,
Protect him there, and bring him back;
And if thou shalt spare me a space,
That I again may see his face,
Then shall I celebrate thy Praise,
And Blesse the for't even all my Dayes.
If otherwise I goe to Rest,
Thy Will bee done, for that is best;
Perswade my heart I shall him see
For ever happefy'd with Thee.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEAFFBBBBGGBC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11011101 1110111 01111111 01111101 111110111 11011111 11111111 11111111 11111111 1111101 01111101 01110111 01111101 11011111 1111011 0101110111 1101111 11111111 1111111 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 703 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 538 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 142 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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