Analysis of Upon Time and Eternity
John Bunyan 1628 (Elstow, Bedfordshire) – 1688 (London)
Eternity is like unto a Ring.
Time, like to Measure, doth it self extend;
Measure commences, is a finite thing.
The Ring has no beginning, middle, end.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 0100111001 1111011101 100101011 0111010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 159 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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