Analysis of To The American People
Lola Ridge 1873 – 1941
Will you feast with me, American People?
But what have I that shall seem good to you!
On my board are bitter apples
And honey served on thorns,
And in my flagons fluid iron,
Hot from the crucibles.
How should such fare entice you!
| Scheme | XA BXXB A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111010010 1111111111 11111010 010111 00111010 1101 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 232 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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