Analysis of The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top
Blood - blood and torn grass -
Had marked the rise of his agony -
This lone hunter.
The grey-green woods impassive
Had watched the threshing of his limbs.
A canoe with flashing paddle,
A girl with soft searching eyes,
A call: 'John!'
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Come, arise, hunter!
Can you not hear?
The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top.
| Scheme | A xxbxx xxx bx A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101101011 11011 110111100 1110 0111010 1101111 00111010 0111101 011 1 10110 1111 010101101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 392 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 19 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 6, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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