Analysis of To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower
Franklin P. Adams 1881 (Chicago, Illinois) – 1960 (New York City, New York)
Well William, since I wrote you long ago--
As I recall, one cool October morning--
(I have The Tribune files. They clearly show
I gave you warning).
Since when I penned that consequential ode,
The world has seen a vast amount of slaughter,
And under many a Gallic bridge has flowed
A lot of water.
I said when your people ceased to strafe,
That when you'd put an end to all this war stuff,
And all the world was reasonably safe
I'd write some more stuff.
That when you missed the quip and wanton wile
And learned you couldn't bear a Towerless season,
I quote, "O, I shall not be petty. . . . I'll
Listen to reason."
Labuntur anni, not to say Eheu
Fugaces! William, by my shoulders glistening!
I have the final laugh, for it was you
Who did the listening.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XBXB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1101111101 1111101010 1101011101 11110 111110101 01110101110 01010010111 01110 111110111 11111111111 0101110001 11111 1111010101 0111010110 1111111101 10110 111111 1101110100 1101011111 110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 757 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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