Analysis of A Coal Miner
James Vincient Johnson 1952 (Algoma WV)
A Coal Miner
Early to rise to face the under world
Hours lived alone surely to miss pearls
Only entrances for the brave and daring
Whether seam or shaft, once inside staring
A team with work in their hearts
Dedicated and never without thoughts of joy
Many following in their fathers foot steps
With dusty smiles protected by Union Reps
Deep, deep and tunneling like ants
To make a decent wage to pay rents
God-fearing countrymen planted like seeds
Company stores ensuring family needs
Inside dark and dusty caves with every breath
Lungs of steel soon wearing down in health
Out today without a glitch
Tomorrow is another hitch.
James Vincient Johnson
Copyright © 2007 James Vincient Johnson
| Scheme | X XXAA XXBB XXCC XXDD E E |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110 1011110101 1010110111 10100101010 1011110110 0111011 100001001111 10100011011 11010101101 11010011 110101111 1101001011 10010101001 011010111001 111110101 1010101 0110101 1110 101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 697 |
| Words | 125 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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