Analysis of Peace after a Storm
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
When darkness long has veil'd my mind,
And smiling day once more appears,
Then, my Redeemer, then I find
The folly of my doubts and fears.
Straight I upbraid my wandering heart,
And blush that I should ever be
Thus prone to act so base a part,
Or harbour one hard thought of Thee!
Oh! let me then at length be taught
What I am still so slow to learn,
That God is love, and changes not,
Nor knows the shadow of a turn.
Sweet truth, and easy to repeat!
But when my faith is sharply tried,
I find myself a learner yet,
Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide.
But, O my Lord, one look from Thee
Subdues the disobedient will,
Drives doubt and discontent away,
And Thy rebellious worm is still.
Thou art as ready to forgive
As I am ready to repine;
Thou, therefore, all the praise receive;
Be shame and self-abhorrence mine.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE XFXF DGXG XEXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11011111 01011101 111111 01011101 11111001 01111101 11111101 11011111 11111111 11111111 11110101 1101101 11010101 11111101 1110101 110111 11111111 1001001 11000101 01010111 11110101 1111011 1110101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 821 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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