Analysis of Character of a Nation
Roger Gilbert 1956 (Indiana)
The grief of this nation,
Wells tears within our eyes;
To suffer such great losses,
Of families, friends, and ties.
One family lost a father,
Another lost a son;
With courage, support our leaders,
To do what must be done.
This Cry is not of vengeance,
Or fear, to tear us down;
It´s one of heartfelt sorrows,
Standing tall, holding one´s own ground.
Now as this nation comes together,
In what we do and say;
Just know that we mean business,
My country, My nation, the U S A !!
Scheme | ABXB CAXA XXXX CXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 011110 1101101 1101110 1100101 11001010 010101 110011010 111111 1111110 111111 1111110 101101111 111101010 011101 1111110 1101100110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 463 |
Words | 89 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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