Analysis of Camouflage
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
Camouflage is all the rage.
Ladies in their fight with age-
Soldiers in their fight with foes-
Demagogues who mask and pose
In the guise of statesmen-girls
Black of eyes with golden curls-
Politicians, votes in mind,
Smiling, affable and kind,
All use camouflage to-day.
As you go upon your way,
Walk with caution, move with care;
Camouflage is everywhere!
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101 1001111 1001111 101101 0011101 1111101 010101 1010001 111011 1110111 1110111 10110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 353 |
Words | 62 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 282 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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