Analysis of The Divine Image
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
All pray in their distress;
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.
For Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
Is God, our father dear,
And Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
Is Man, his child and care.
For Mercy has a human heart,
Pity a human face,
And Love, the human form divine,
And Peace, the human dress.
Then every man, of every clime,
That prays in his distress,
Prays to the human form divine,
Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace.
And all must love the human form,
In heathen, Turk, or Jew;
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too.
Scheme | ABXB AXAX XXCB DBCX DEXE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11010101 110101 01110101 0111 11010101 1110101 01010101 111101 11010101 100101 01010101 010101 1100111001 110101 11010101 110101 01110101 010111 11010101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 645 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
- 33 sec read
- 111 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Divine Image" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/39167/the-divine-image>.
Discuss this William Blake poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In