Analysis of Brave Coward
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
Elisabeth imagines I've
A yellow streak
She deems I have no dash and drive,
Jest dogoned weak.
'A man should be a man,' says Liz
'Trade blow for blow.'
Poor kid! What my position is
She jest don't know.
She jest don't know my old man killed,
Yea, slew and slew.
As steamy blood he sweetly spilled,
So could I too.
And though no wrath of heart I show
When I see red,
I fear no S. O. B. but oh
Myself I dread.
Though fellers reckon me a dope
And trigger-shy,
'Tain't nice to dangle on a rope,
And like Pa die.
So as I belly to the bar
Meek is my breath . . .
No guts! --Don't needle me too far,
Elizabeth!
Scheme | ABABCDCD EFEFDGDG HIHIJXJX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01000101 0101 11111101 111 01110111 1111 11110101 1111 11111111 1101 11011101 1111 01111111 1111 11111111 111 11010101 0101 11110101 0111 11110101 1111 11110111 0100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 708 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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