Analysis of I read a statement in a newspaper

Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)



I read a statement in a newspaper
That Twentyman, the manufacturer,
Found it was cheaper to deliver goods
By horse and lorry than by motor-truck
Or motor-van. So he had sold his trucks
To purchase horses. He dismissed those men
Who had mechanics' minds to re-employ
Drivers of horses, friends of animals.
Then life grew stronger in me because life
Had triumphed in this case and would perhaps
Finally triumph over the machine.
Even such mean commercial victory
Being better than no victory at all.


Scheme AABCDEFGHIJKL
Poetic Form
Metre 110100010 1100100 1111010101 1101011101 1101111111 1101010111 1101011101 1011011100 1111001011 1100110101 1001010001 1011010100 10101110011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 505
Words 87
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 401
Words per stanza (avg) 85
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Lesbia Harford

Lesbia Harford was an Australian poet, novelist and political activist. more…

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