Analysis of Great Grandmother
Halsey Rail Station burned
All her possessions gone
Caught a ride to Valentine
Got teaching certificate
And homestead rights
Mothered her four alone;
Sewed, gardened and survived
Sandhill homesteader
Taught school and prayed
An example to many
Married a widower-three more
Organized Elsmere Sunday School
Bible reading quietly
Assisted country births
Speaking words of wisdom
Wise respected by many
Crown of white braided hair
My respected namesake
A challenge to live up to
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLJMNJOPQ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101101 100101 101110 1100100 011 10101 110001 1100 1101 1010110 10010011 10111 1010100 010101 101110 1010110 111101 10101 0101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 456 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 19 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 399 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Submitted on October 27, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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