Analysis of A soldier in red
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
His face looked down
As if being blessed
His hand on his sword
A beat on his chest
A hero so strong
So loyal and true
I thought you belong here
As his robe blew
| Scheme | ABCBDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 11101 11111 01111 01011 11001 111011 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 160 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Written on February 02, 2023
Submitted by heathert.34240 on February 02, 2023
Modified on March 09, 2023
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