Millennial Harp 12
Inspiration
1How precious is the book divine By
2inspiration giv'n! Bright as a lamp its
The verse
- Meter
- 9
- Foot
- anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
How precious is the book divine By//˘˘˘/˘/˘9A
Verse 2
inspiration giv'n! Bright as a lamp its/˘/˘?/˘˘/˘10A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.