Analysis of G. M.* Hopkins
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Wore a backwards collar.
Steeped in Greek
Some Hebrew.
Posited big questions.
The Fall in Garden he knew.
The squeeze of Olive Garden.
Sweet Olivet’s repose.
And then arrested
Was Jesus bested?
He knew of frauds’
Sheep’s clothes.
Gerard Manley* took all
Of same and masticated
Til.
He knew the Father’s
Loving Heart.
In poems would
Show His Will.
And Jesus valiant
From a Lad.
And visions that
The Spirit had.
And unction meant to fill.
(Read First John 4: 7-14)
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101010 101 110 100110 0101011 0111010 1101 01010 11010 1111 11 011011 1101 1 11010 101 0101 111 01010 101 0101 0101 01111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 471 |
Words | 96 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 23, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 180 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Written on February 03, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on February 03, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on February 03, 2023
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