Analysis of And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB CDCD XEXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01110101 10110101 01010111 11010101 01010001 110110101 01010011 01110101 11111101 111101010 11111101 111100110 11111101 11111011 11110100 01010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 529 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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