Analysis of The Schoolfellow

Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)



Our game was his but yesteryear;
We wished him back; we could not know
The self-same hour we missed him here
He led the line that broke the foe.

Blood-red behind our guarded posts
Sank as of old and dying day;
The battle ceased; the mingled hosts
Weary and cheery went their way:

"To-morrow well may bring," we said,
"As fair a fight, as clear a sun."
Dear Lad, before the world was sped,
For evermore thy goal was won.


Scheme XAXA BCBC DEDE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 10111110 11111111 011101111 11011101 110110101 11110101 01010101 10010111 11011111 11011101 11010111 1101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 427
Words 84
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Sir Henry Newbolt

Sir Henry John Newbolt, CH was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a very powerful role as a government adviser, particularly on Irish issues and with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps best remembered for his poems "Vitaï Lampada" and "Drake's Drum". more…

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