Analysis of The Burden Of Strength
George Meredith 1828 (Portsmouth, Hampshire) – 1909 (Box Hill, Surrey)
If that thou hast the gift of strength, then know
Thy part is to uplift the trodden low;
Else in a giant's grasp until the end
A hopeless wrestler shall thy soul contend.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111011111 1111100101 1001010101 01010011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 175 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 27, 2023
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