Analysis of Cornwalis
Many lads, fell that day, their bright red uniforms,
soaked in unseen, blood.
The lord had his fill,
of colonist's impudence.
The band marched out, with fife and played:
" The World Turned Upside Down.
While their tongues in cheek, remained.
| Scheme | ABCADEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111111110 10011 01111 111 01111101 011111 1110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 247 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Inspired by Yorktown
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