Analysis of In the desert
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter -- bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."
Scheme | ABCDEFGEHI |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (50%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0010 110101010 1100101 111011 0111 111111 111010110 1111 011110 0011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 266 |
Words | 56 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 21, 2023
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