Analysis of Ascension
John Donne 1572 (London) – 1631 (London)
Salute the last and everlasting day,
Joy at th' uprising of this Sun, and Son,
Ye whose true tears, or tribulation
Have purely wash'd, or burnt your drossy clay.
Behold, the Highest, parting hence away,
Lightens the dark clouds, which He treads upon ;
Nor doth He by ascending show alone,
But first He, and He first enters the way.
O strong Ram, which hast batter'd heaven for me !
Mild Lamb, which with Thy Blood hast mark'd the path !
Bright Torch, which shinest, that I the way may see !
O, with Thy own Blood quench Thy own just wrath ;
And if Thy Holy Spirit my Muse did raise,
Deign at my hands this crown of prayer and praise.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010100101 111101011101 11111010 110111111 0101010101 1001111101 1111010101 1110111001 11111101011 1111111101 1111110111 1111111111 01110101111 1111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 641 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 483 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 122 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 25, 2023
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