Analysis of The Bravest Of The Brave
The bravest of the brave
Will rise to meet the foe
And fear not who they well may be
As marching on they go.
They stand before the fierce
And find the faith to put
Their trust in God, yet still they take
A bullet in the foot.
The bravest of the brave
Will rise and soldier on
And have no fear of danger
Till all their wars are gone.
They fight their bloody battle
Oblivious to harm,
They trust in God, yet still they take
A bullet in the arm.
The bravest of the brave
Will fear not where they tread
But in the end they're sure to take
A bullet in the head.
With all our brave men slaughtered,
But be that as it may,
The bravest of the very brave
Must rise to face the day.
| Scheme | Abxbxcdc Axxxxede Afdfxgag |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 111101 01111111 110111 110101 010111 11011111 010001 010101 110101 0111110 111111 1111010 010011 11011111 010001 010101 111111 10011111 010001 11101110 111111 01010101 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 649 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
A trio of octaves from 1989
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