Analysis of The Pre-Adamite World
Who shall declare the glory of the World,
The natural World before Man's form was seen?
Fair stainless planet through the heavens hurled,
And clothed in garments of immortal green!
What depths of forest girt her! What serene
Pastures were hers for cattle numberless
Owning no lord save her, their guileless queen,
Dear Nature's self who ruled them but to bless!
If there was war in Heaven, peace reigned on Earth.
Not by disease did the world's life grow tame,
But by the hand of God, in drought or dearth
Or sudden palsy when the lion came.
Death! who should fear him or his mercy sue,
Whose last pang was the first each creature knew?
| Scheme | ABABBCBCDEDECF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101010101 01001011111 1101010101 0101010101 1111010101 10001101 1011101101 1101111111 11110101111 1101101111 1101110111 1101010101 1111111101 1111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 631 |
| Words | 117 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 503 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 115 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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