Analysis of Work.

Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)



For thyself work, not for another, so
'Tis possible; else all thy worth is his
Whose maybe paltry payment scarce serves to
The base sufficing of thy bed and board:
And all thy days to this sad use are given,
Till age or sickness shall subdue thy pith,
And put thee on the Jewish mercy of
The monstrous world, ere like a brute's, alas!
Thy poor remainder finds a burial.


Scheme ABCDEFGHI
Poetic Form
Metre 111110101 1100111111 1101010111 01111101 01111111110 1111010111 0111010101 0101110101 1101010100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 369
Words 72
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 288
Words per stanza (avg) 70
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford FRSE FBA is a Scottish poet, scholar and critic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of St Andrews.  more…

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