Analysis of The Eagle
whence do I soar of eagle class
gaunt shield I proudly stiff carry,
chilling the claws and marble brass,
as do oft browse and hunt the grass,
duties I much do not parry.
| Scheme | ABAAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | "The Road Not Taken" stanza |
| Metre | 11111101 11110110 10010101 11110101 10111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 173 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Written on December 16, 2021
Submitted by robertrad2021 on December 16, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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