Analysis of For the Poor
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
When Hagar found the bottle spent
And wept o'er Ishmael,
A message from the Lord was sent
To guide her to a well.
Should not Elijah's cake and cruse
Convince us at this day,
A gracious God will not refuse
Provisions by the way?
His saints and servants shall be fed,
The promise is secure;
"Bread shall be given them," as He said,
"Their water shall be sure."
Repasts far richer they shall prove,
Than all earth's dainties are;
'Tis sweet to taste a Saviour's love,
Though in the meanest fare.
To Jesus then your trouble bring,
Nor murmur at your lot;
While you are poor and He is King,
You shall not be forgot.
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE XXXX FGFG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 11010101 011010 01010111 110101 111101 011111 01011101 010101 11010111 010101 111101111 110111 1110111 11111 1111011 100101 11011101 110111 11110111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 618 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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