Analysis of The Battle Cry Of Freedom (Southern Version)



Our flag is proudly floating
On the land and on the main,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
Beneath it oft we've conquered,
And we'll conquer oft again!
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

CHORUS: Our Dixie forever!
She's never at a loss!
Down with the eagle
And up with the cross!
We'll rally 'round the bonny flag,
We'll rally once again,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!

Our gallant boys have marched
To the rolling of the drums,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
And the leaders in charge cry out,
'Come, boys, come!'
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!-CHORUS

They have laid down their lives
On the bloody battle field,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
Their motto is resistance -
'To tyrants we'll not yield!'
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!-CHORUS

While our boys have responded
And to the fields have gone,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!
Our noble women also
Have aided them at home,
Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom!-CHORUS


Scheme xxAxbA xcxcxbA xxAxaD xeAxeD xxAxxD
Poetic Form
Metre 10111010 1010101 110101110 0111110 0110101 110101110 101010010 110101 11010 01101 11010101 110101 110101110 1010111 1010101 110101110 00100111 111 11010111010 111111 1010101 110101110 1101010 110111 11010111010 11011010 010111 110101110 10101010 110111 11010111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 977
Words 182
Sentences 16
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 7, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 153
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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