Analysis of Easter Hymn
John Bowring 1792 (Exeter) – 1872 (Claremont, Devon)
Christ is risen and death subdued,
He hath hurled the conqueror down,
And the dark grave's solitude
Lighted from His glory-crown:
Called to His reward above,
See His gracious presence throw
Smiles of peace and words of love
On His followers here below.
Like a star-a sacred star,
Lo! He sits in brightness shrined,
Scattering beams of joy afar,
Beams of joy on all mankind-
Still in sorrow's darkest night,
And on trouble's restless sea,
Those benignant beams shall light,
And that star my guide shall be.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11100101 11101001 001110 1011101 1110101 1110101 1110111 11100101 1010101 1110101 10011101 1111111 101101 011101 11111 0111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 89 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 200 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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