Analysis of An ode to the U.S. marine corps
Semper fidelis
Always will stay faithful to
God, land, sea, and air
We are the Marines
Two hundred twenty-nine years
We've been honor bound
Semper Fidelis
Always will stay faithful to
God, land, sea, and air
To guard our homeland
From enemies domestic
Or from foreign lands
Semper Fidelis
Always will stay faithful to
God, land, sea, and air
Whether being those
Serving now or the former
Honor bound 'til death
Semper Fidelis
Always will stay faithful to
God, land, sea, and air
Scheme | ABC aax ABC xxa ABC axx ABC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 111101 11101 11001 1101011 11101 11 111101 11101 11101 1100010 11101 11 111101 11101 10101 1011010 10111 11 111101 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 458 |
Words | 83 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on April 24, 2023
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