Analysis of George Armstrong Custer
A general in front of his men.
He had the confidence of ten.
A good team he did beam.
In the thick of the battle he did not rattle.
On death ‘so be it’
In history he fit.
Glorious war his spirit did roar and soar.
| Scheme | AABCDDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010001111 11010011 011111 001101011110 11111 010011 10011101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 221 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 160 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
Font size:
Written on August 11, 2023
Submitted on August 11, 2023
- 15 sec read
- 8 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"George Armstrong Custer" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 14 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/166493/george-armstrong-custer>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Rick Wojtala poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In