Analysis of The Peasants' Revolt
Francis William Lauderdale Adams 1862 – 1893
THRO' the mists of years,
Thro' the lies of men,
Your bloody sweat and tears,
Your desperate hopes and fears
Reach us once again,
Brothers, who long ago,
For life's bitter sake,
Toiled and suffered so,
Robbery, insult, blow,
Rope and sword and stake:
Toiled and suffered, till
It burst, the brightening hope,
'Might and right' and 'will and skill,'
That scorned, and does, and will,
Sword and stake and rope!
Wat and Jack and John,
Tyler, Straw, and Ball,
Souls that faltered not,
Hearts like white iron hot,
Still we hear your call!
Yes, your 'bell is rung,'
Yes, for 'now is time!'
Come hither, every one,
Brave ghosts whose day's not done,
Avengers of old Crime,
Come and lead the way,
Hushed, implacable,
Suffering no delay,
Forgetting not that day
Dreadful, hateful, fell.
When the liar King,
The liar Gentlemen,
Wrought that foulest thing,
Robbing, murdering,
Men who trusted them!
Come and lead the way,
Hushed, implacable.
What shall stop us, say,
On that day, our day? —
Not unloosened hell!
Scheme | abcabdeddefgffghijjiklmmlNOnnpqrqqsNOnnp |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (28%) |
Metre | 10111 10111 110101 110101 11101 101101 11101 10101 100011 10101 10101 1101001 1010101 110101 10101 10101 10101 11101 111101 11111 11111 11111 1101001 111111 1111 10101 10100 100101 010111 10101 10101 010100 1111 10100 11101 10101 10100 11111 111101 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 971 |
Words | 178 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 40 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 759 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 53 sec read
- 28 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Peasants' Revolt" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/14054/the-peasants%27-revolt>.
Discuss this Francis William Lauderdale Adams poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In