Analysis of From Boethius
Samuel Johnson 1709 (Lichfield) – 1784 (London)
O Thou! whose power o'er moving worlds presides,
Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides,
On darkling man in pure effulgence shine,
And cheer the clouded mind with light divine.
'Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast
With silent confidence and holy rest;
From thee, great God! we spring; to thee we bend;
Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101010101 1101001101 1110111 0101011101 1101110101 1101000101 1111111111 1101010001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 353 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 275 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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