Analysis of The New Crusade
Katharine Lee Bates 1859 (Falmouth) – 1929 (Wellesley)
LIFE is a trifle;
Honor is all;
Shoulder the rifle;
Answer the call.
'A nation of traders'!
We'll show what we are,
Freedom's crusaders
Who war against war.
Battle is tragic;
Battle shall cease;
Ours is the magic
Mission of Peace.
'A nation of traders'!
We'll show what we are,
Freedom's crusaders
Who war against war.
Gladly we barter
Gold of our youth
For Liberty's charter
Blood-sealed in truth.
'A nation of traders'!
We'll show what we are,
Freedom's crusaders
Who war against war.
Sons of the granite,
Strong be our stroke,
Making this planet
Safe for the folk.
'A nation of traders'!
We'll show what we are,
Freedom's crusaders
Who war against war.
Life is but passion,
Sunshine on dew.
Forward to fashion
The old world anew!
'A nation of traders'!
We'll show what we are,
Freedom's crusaders
Who war against war.
Scheme | ababCDCEfgfgCDCEhihiCDCEjkjkCDCElmlmCDCE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (43%) Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 11010 1011 10010 1001 010110 11111 10010 11011 10110 1011 101010 1011 010110 11111 10010 11011 10110 11101 110010 1101 010110 11111 10010 11011 11010 11101 10110 1101 010110 11111 10010 11011 11110 111 10110 01101 010110 11111 10010 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 789 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 40 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 627 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 143 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 29, 2023
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