Analysis of Vale
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
So ends a life, lived to the full alway,
Thro' peace, thro' war, thro' honored peace again,
From youth unto the closing of his day
Lived simply. Yet a giant among men
Today steals quietly to seek his rest
As quietly he lived, yet none his peer.
In service of his land he gave his best
And, in simplicity, found greatness here.
Seeking no honour but his country's thanks,
No man among us won a place more high.
Comrade and leader where the myriad ranks
Stand now with bended heads as John goes by.
Ever a man, a soldier and a friend
In every heart some echo of the knell
That marks his passing throbs for this great end,
Saying in requiem, 'Pass, John, all is well.'
Scheme | XAXABXBX CDCDEFEF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111011 1111110101 1110010111 1101010011 0111001111 1100111111 0101111111 0001001101 101111101 1101110111 1010101001 1111011111 1001010001 01001110101 1111011111 10010011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 257 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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