Analysis of Atkins
George Meredith 1828 (Portsmouth, Hampshire) – 1909 (Box Hill, Surrey)
Yonder's the man with his life in his hand,
Legs on the march for whatever the land,
Or to the slaughter, or to the maiming,
Getting the dole of a dog for pay.
Laurels he clasps in the words 'duty done,'
England his heart under every sun:-
Exquisite humour! that gives him a naming
Base to the ear as an ass's bray.
| Scheme | AABCDDBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101111011 110111001 1101011010 100110111 1011001101 1011101001 1001111010 11011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 316 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 240 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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