Analysis of I met a Rough Rider
I was nine
He was ninety
His leathered face
Had grown into tiny wrinkles
His Hair was still grey
We stood outside uncle Albert's house
Albert attracted people
Then my dad's hurried tone
"Come on, I'll introduce you to a Rough Rider"
In my mind, I became older
Then, this long, thin hand
Gripped my hand powerfully
The strength of a hero
He stood against a blue sky
It is the nearest I have been
to an immortal
Jack Richards
copyright 2006
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| Scheme | XAXXXXBXCCXAXXXB XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1110 111 11011010 11111 111110101 1001010 111101 11101110110 01110110 11111 111100 011010 1101011 11010111 11010 110 10 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 445 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 185 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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