Analysis of The Spirit Of Prayer

John Bunyan 1628 (Elstow, Bedfordshire) – 1688 (London)



Wouldst thou have that good, that blessed mind,
That is so much to heavenly things inclin'd

That it aloft will soar, and always be
Contemplating on blest eternity.

That mind that never thinks itself at rest,
But when it knows it is for ever blest;

That mind that can be here no more content,
Than he that in the prison doth lament;

That blessed mind that counts itself then free
When it can at the throne with Jesus be,

There to behold the mansions he prepares
For such as be with him and his co-heirs.

This mind is in the covenant of grace,
And shall be theirs that truly seek his face.


Scheme AA BB CC DD BB EE FF
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 11111111 11111100101 110111011 100110100 1111010111 1111111101 1111111110 1110010101 111110111 1111011101 1101010101 1111110111 1110010011 0111110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 582
Words 114
Sentences 4
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 66
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 12, 2023

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John Bunyan

John Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher, who is well known for his book The Pilgrim's Progress. more…

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