Analysis of Bear And Falls.
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
Strange incidents do happen ever
On the famed Niagara river,
This thought to mind it now recalls
Event three miles above the falls.
Thrilling ventures there abound,
A bear which weighed eight hundred pounds,
Hunters they do him discover
As he was swimming down the river.
They felt he would be glorious prize
This grand fat bear of mighty size,
Three men they jump'd into canoe,
A skilful and determined crew.
Soon alongside of him they row,
But kindly feelings he doth show,
Quick he scrambled o'er the boat side
For to enjoy a good boat ride.
And as o'er the side he straddles
They hit him on head with paddles,
But all in vain, so two of crew
A short time bade the bear adieu.
And soon they swiftly swam to shore,
But current down the river bore
Man, bear and boat, the sound appals
Of roaring mighty water falls.
But vigorous now he plys the oar,
In hopes to safely reach the shore,
But this made bear to grin and growl
And wear on brow a horrid scowl.
So poor man sore against his will
Finds that in boat he must keep still,
Or else be hugged to death by bear,
While sound of falls becomes more near.
But his two friends so brave and true
Row quick 'longside in a canoe,
And fire in bruin leaden balls,
Thus saving friend from bear and falls.
Scheme | AABB XXAA CCDD EEFF GGDD HHBB HHII JJXX DDBB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (78%) |
Metre | 110011010 10101010 1111111 01110101 1010101 01111101 10111010 111101010 111111001 11111101 11110101 0100101 10111111 11010111 111010011 11010111 011001110 11111110 11011111 01110101 01110111 11010101 1101011 11010101 110011101 01110101 11111101 01110101 11110111 11011111 11111111 11110111 11111101 1110001 010010101 11011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,236 |
Words | 245 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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