Analysis of A True Man
Joseph Horatio Chant 1837 (Stoke Underham, Somersetshire, ) – 1928 (England)
With purpose strong to do or die,
The race of life he ran,
With love supreme to God on high,
And equal love to man.
Some flaws the earthen vessel marred,
Which all could clearly see;
Within was found the precious nard;
From guile his heart was free.
In motive e'er is found the sin;
Let that to God be true,
And he the Judge's smile will win,
And man's approval too.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 11011111 011111 11011111 010111 11010101 111101 01110101 111111 010101101 111111 01010111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 361 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 15, 2023
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