Analysis of The Tribute
Peggy White Simmons 1946 (Sioux Falls, SD)
They came to Wyoming by wagon and feet
They braved bad weather and trouble they'd meet
They helped build their homes of mud and sage
They worked sixteen hours for love-not a wage
They had their children with no doctor at all
Any many a time they watched babies fall
To sickness or savage with nothing to do
But pick up the pieces and begin life anew
They were physically strong and able to cope
With all things wild and never lose hope
They were the stock of which Wyoming was born
These pioneer families all weathered and worn.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1111011001 1111001011 111111101 11011011101 11110111011 10100111101 11011011011 111010001101 101000101011 111101011 1001111011 10110011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 530 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 142 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
This is dedicated to the pioneers who came to settle the West.
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Written on April 16, 2022
Submitted by dancerwy1_1 on April 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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