Analysis of Hymn

Edgar Allan Poe 1809 (Boston) – 1849 (Baltimore)



At morn- at noon- at twilight dim-
       Maria! thou hast heard my hymn!
       In joy and woe- in good and ill-
       Mother of God, be with me still!
       When the hours flew brightly by,
       And not a cloud obscured the sky,
       My soul, lest it should truant be,
       Thy grace did guide to thine and thee;
       Now, when storms of Fate o'ercast
       Darkly my Present and my Past,
       Let my Future radiant shine
       With sweet hopes of thee and thine!


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFF
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 01011111 01010101 10111111 10101101 01010101 11111101 11111101 111111 10110011 11101001 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 476
Words 82
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 305
Words per stanza (avg) 80
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. more…

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