Analysis of What Is Truth?
John Bowring 1792 (Exeter) – 1872 (Claremont, Devon)
What is truth? said Pilate, groping
In the darkness of his ire.-
Trembling, doubting, fearing, hoping,
Calmer souls may well inquire,
What is truth?-that prize whose worth
Far exceeds the gifts of earth.
Truth-of love and light the presence,
Truth-the stepping-stone to heaven,
Truth-of knowledge soul and essence,
Truth-celestial pole-star given,
Wandering barks to cheer and guide
Through the tempest and the tide.
| Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110 0010111 100101010 1011101 1111111 1010111 11101010 10101110 11101010 10101110 10011101 1010001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 413 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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