Analysis of Follow Me 'Ome
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
There was no one like 'im, 'Orse or Foot,
Nor any o' the Guns I knew;
An' because it was so, why, o' course 'e went an' died,
Which is just what the best men do.
So it's knock out your pipes an' follow me!
An' it's finish up your swipes an' follow me!
Oh, 'ark to the big drum callin',
Follow me -- follow me 'ome!
'Is mare she neighs the 'ole day long,
She paws the 'ole night through,
An' she won't take 'er feed 'cause o' waitin' for 'is step,
Which is just what a beast would do.
'Is girl she goes with a bombardier
Before 'er month is through;
An' the banns are up in church, for she's got the beggar hooked,
Which is just what a girl would do.
We fought 'bout a dog -- last week it were --
No more than a round or two;
But I strook 'im cruel 'ard, an' I wish I 'adn't now,
Which is just what a man can't do.
'E was all that I 'ad in the way of a friend,
An' I've 'ad to find one new;
But I'd give my pay an' stripe for to get the beggar back,
Which it's just too late to do.
So it's knock out your pipes an' follow me!
An' it's finish off your swipes an' follow me!
Oh, 'ark to the fifes a-crawlin'!
Follow me -- follow me 'ome!
Take 'im away! 'E's gone where the best men go.
Take 'im away! An' the gun-wheels turnin' slow.
Take 'im away! There's more from the place 'e come.
Take 'im away, with the limber an' the drum.
For it's 'Three rounds blank' an' follow me,
An' it's 'Thirteen rank' an' follow me;
Oh, passin' the love o' women,
Follow me -- follow me 'ome!
Scheme | xaxa BbaB xaxa xaxa xaxa xaxa BbaB ccdd bbxB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 111111111 11010111 1011111111111 11110111 1111111101 11101111101 1110111 1011011 11110111 110111 111101111111 11110111 11111001 010111 10111011110101 11110111 111011110 1110111 1111101111111 11110111 111111001101 1111111 11111111110101 1111111 1111111101 11101111101 1110101 1011011 11011110111 1101101111 11011110111 11011010101 111111101 111111101 1101110 1011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,617 |
Words | 307 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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