Analysis of A youth in apparel that glittered
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
A youth in apparel that glittered
Went to walk in a grim forest.
There he met an assassin
Attired all in garb of old days;
He, scowling through the thickets,
And dagger poised quivering,
Rushed upon the youth.
"Sir," said this latter,
"I am enchanted, believe me,
To die, thus,
In this medieval fashion,
According to the best legends;
Ah, what joy!"
Then took he the wound, smiling,
And died, content.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJCKLFM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
| Metre | 010010110 11100110 1111010 01101111 1101010 0101100 10101 11110 11010011 111 0101010 01010110 111 1110110 0110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 409 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 307 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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