Analysis of A Brotherhood Of A Few
A fraternal body so small, yet so big in influence,
It is its own universe, contributing in every way--
Big or small, preserve, protect and defend
God's beloved "Blue Marble," home, sweet home to
His every living and breathing creation. And just
Like our universe, the only kind in all galaxies,
This "universe" is the only one in the whole planet.
Honorable and decent men, this band of brothers,
The oldest member, now 92 years young, I have with his
Darling wife and my beloved brother, Rudy...
"Hanging in my bedroom wall."
The farmer among them is the man my father was
When I was a boy...a good long, long time ago
In another world--no longer mine. For mine, now
Is where this universe is a diminishing body--
An exclusive "party of five."
The WW2 hero, shot down in the cold Pacific waters,
And his ever supportive wife (a great, great
Grandniece of one...herself) are understandably proud,
But downright incredulous (still) of the fact that
Their son is "one of the boys" in the band.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNJOHPQRS |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 001010111110100 111110010001001 1110101001 1011101111 11001001001001 11010010101100 1101010100110 1000010111110 010101111111 10101011010 100111 0100111011101 11101111101 001011101111 1111010010010 10101011 01101100101010 01100101011 111101001 11010011011 1111101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 972 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 762 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 175 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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