Analysis of Tell Brave Deeds of War
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
"Tell brave deeds of war."
Then they recounted tales, --
"There were stern stands
And bitter runs for glory."
Ah, I think there were braver deeds.
| Scheme | X XXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 11111 110101 1011 0101110 11110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 154 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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