Analysis of The Forest Greeting
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
GOOD hunting! — aye, good hunting,
Wherever the forests call;
But ever a heart beats hot with fear,
And what of the birds that fall?
Good hunting! — aye, good hunting,
Wherever the north winds blow;
But what of the stag that calls for his mate?
And what of the wounded doe?
Good hunting! — aye, good hunting,
And ah! we are bold and strong;
But our triumph call through the forest hall
Is a brother's funeral song.
For we are brothers ever,
Panther and bird and bear;
Man and the weakest that fear his face,
Born to the nest or lair.
Yes, brothers, and who shall judge us?
Hunters and game are we;
But who gave the right for me to smite?
Who boasts when he smiteth me?
Good hunting! — aye, good hunting,
And dim is the forest track;
But the sportsman Death comes striding on:
Brothers, the way is black.
Scheme | AbcbAdedAfbfghihjkekAlml |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101110 0100101 110011111 0110111 1101110 0100111 1110111111 0110101 1101110 0111101 11010110101 10101001 1111010 100101 100101111 110111 11001111 100111 111011111 111111 1101110 0110101 101011101 100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 796 |
Words | 155 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 611 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 153 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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