Analysis of Oddfellowship in Woodstock
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
Well tell a tale, it shall be brief
It is of rise of Maple Leaf,
From noble Olive Branch it sprung,
And its good deeds shall yet be sung ;
This Encampment, though in its youth,
Glories in friendship, love, and truth
Of all our lodges yet the chief
May be this youthful Maple Leaf ;
Built of good timber, it doth launch
Well worthy of the Olive Branch,
And though it only is a shoot
We hope that it will take deep root,
And soon be vigorous Maple tree
In Canada so broad and free.
And may its usefulness ne'er cease
Sprung from the Olive Branch of peace,
But comfort brothers in distress,
Widows and orphans it will bless,
And console them in their grief,
Protected by the Maple Leaf.
Poor travellers in the wilderness
They oft do suffer great distress,
But may no pilgrim get rude shock
Sojourning here in Woodstock.
Scheme | AABBCCAADEFFGGHHIIAAJIKK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111 11111101 11010111 01111111 10101011 10010101 111010101 11110101 11110111 11010101 01110101 11111111 011100101 01001101 01110011 11010111 11010001 10010111 0101011 01010101 110000100 11110101 11110111 100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 803 |
Words | 153 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 643 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 153 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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