Analysis of Envoi
Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant 1864 (Bridgwater, Somerset) – 1902 (Pretoria)
When the last rousing gallop is ended,
And the last post-and-rall has been jumped,
And a cracked neck that cannot be mended
Shall have under the yew-tree been 'dumped',
Just you leave him alone-in God's acre -
And drink, in wine, whisky or beer:
'May the saints tip above send 'The Breaker'
A horse like good old Cavalier!
| Scheme | ABCBDEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011010110 001101111 0011110110 111001111 1111010110 01011011 1011011010 0111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 334 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 247 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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