Analysis of The Entire Surrender
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Peace has unveiled her smiling face,
And wooes thy soul to her embrace,
Enjoyed with ease, if thou refrain
From earthly love, else sought in vain;
She dwells with all who truth prefer,
But seeks not them who seek not her.
Yield to the Lord, with simple heart,
All that thou hast, and all thou art;
Renounce all strength but strength divine;
And peace shall be for ever thine:
Behold the path which I have trod,
My path, till I go home to God.
Scheme | AABBCC DDEEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 01111001 01111101 11011101 11111101 11111110 11011101 11110111 01111101 01111101 01011111 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 439 |
Words | 86 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 172 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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