Analysis of On the Road to Jericho
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
On the road to Jericho
Mark the stricken one,
Moaning in his agony,
Prone beneath the sun.
Prone beneath the blazing sun,
Naked and alone,
Bleeding from a score of wounds,
Stricken to the bone.
Now his tossing arms lie still;
Now his moans grow faint.
Is there none to succor him
Publican or saint?
Publican or Pharisee
Are none passing by
On the road to Jericho
Is he left to die?
On the road to Jericho
Hurry, hurry, priest!
'Twere a sin wert thou away
From the saintly feast.
Haste thee, Levite, tarry not.
At the Temple waits
Holy work for thee to do;
Haste thee to the gates.
God will guard the stricken one.
Leave it all to Him.
(Now the blood dries on his wouds.
Now his eyes grow dim.)
Yet - ah tell it! Save the shame -
Save the name of Man!
On the road to Jericho
One Samaritan!
On the road to Jericho -
'Voices call 'Make way!
See, the Bishop's carriage comes;
He's in haste to-day.
He's in haste to tend a Prince.
Let the good man through,
He is lordly; he is rich . . .
Not like me or you.
He'll 'consider' your appeal.
He's no time to waste!'
O, despised Samaritan,
Haste thee hither, haste!
Priest and Levite pass along,
Bishops go their ways,
On the road to Jericho
As in olden days.
Scheme | AbxbbcdcxefedgAg AhihxjkjbfdfxxAb AixixkxkxlblxmAm |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101110 10101 1001100 10101 1010101 10001 1010111 10101 1110111 11111 1111101 111 111 11101 101110 11111 101110 10101 1011101 10101 111101 10101 1011111 11101 1110101 11111 1011111 11111 1111101 10111 101110 10100 101110 10111 1010101 10111 1011101 10111 111111 11111 1010101 11111 1010100 11101 101101 10111 101110 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,170 |
Words | 234 |
Sentences | 28 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 16, 16 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 301 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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