Analysis of The Call
Francis William Bourdillon 1852 (Runcorn) – 1921
Hark! 'tis the rush of the horses,
The crash of the galloping gun!
The stars are out of their courses;
The hour of Doom has begun.
Leap from thy scabbard, O sword!
Leap! 'Tis the Day of the Lord!
Prate not of peace any longer,
Laughter and idlesse and ease!
Up, every man that is stronger!
Leave but the priest on his knees!
Quick, every hand to the hilt!
Who striketh not—his the guilt!
Call not each man on his brother!
Cry not to Heaven to save!
Thou art the man—not another—
Thou, to off glove and out glaive!
Fight, ye who ne'er fought before!
Fight, ye old fighting-men more!
| Scheme | ABABCCDEDEFFDGDGHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011010 01101001 01111110 01011101 1111011 1101101 11111010 100101 110011110 1101111 11001101 111101 11111110 1111011 11011010 1111011 1111101 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 578 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 17 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 440 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 110 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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