Analysis of O Thou Dread Power
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
O Thou dread Power, who reign'st above,
I know thou wilt me hear,
When for this scene of peace and love
I make this prayer sincere.
The hoary Sire - the mortal stroke,
Long, long be pleas'd to spare;
To bless his little filial flock,
And show what good men are.
She, who her lovely offspring eyes
With tender hopes and fears,
O bless her with a mother's joys,
But spare a mother's tears!
Their hope, their stay, their darling youth,
In manhood's dawning blush,
Bless him, Thou God of love and truth,
Up to a parent's wish.
The seauteous, seraph sister-band -
With earnest tears I pray -
Thou know'st the snares on ev'ry hand,
Guide Thou their steps alway.
When, soon or late, they reach that coast,
O'er Life's rough ocean driven,
May they rejoice, no wand'rer lost,
A family in Heaven
Scheme | AXAX XXXX XXXX BXBX CXCX XDXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011101 111111 11111101 111101 010100101 111111 111101001 011111 1101011 110101 11010101 110101 11111101 01101 11111101 110101 011101 110111 11101111 11111 11111111 10111010 1101111 0100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 798 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 07, 2023
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