Analysis of An Inspiration
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
However the battle is ended,
Though proudly the victor comes
With fluttering flags and prancing nags
And echoing roll of drums.
Still truth proclaims this motto,
In letters of living light, -
No Question is ever settled,
Until it is settled right.
Though the heel of the strong oppressor
May grind the weak to dust,
And the voices of fame with one acclaim
May call him great and just,
Let those who applaud take warning,
And keep this motto in sight, -
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
Let those who have failed take courage;
Tho' the enemy seems to have won,
Tho' his ranks are strong, if he be in the wrong
The battle is not yet done;
For, as sure as the morning follows
The darkest hour of the night,
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
O man bowed down with labor!
O woman, young, yet old!
O heart oppressed in the toiler's breast
And crushed by the power of gold!
Keep on with your weary battle
Against triumphant might;
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
Scheme | xaxaxbCB dexexbCB xfxfxbCB dgxgxbCB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10010110 1100101 110010101 0100111 1101110 0101101 11011010 0111101 101101010 110111 0010111101 111101 11101110 0111001 11011010 0111101 11111110 101001111 11111111001 0101111 111101010 01010101 11011010 0111101 1111110 110111 11010011 01101011 11111010 010101 11011010 0111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,026 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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