Analysis of Once there came a man
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
Once there came a man
Who said,
"Range me all men of the world in rows."
And instantly
There was terrific clamour among the people
Against being ranged in rows.
There was a loud quarrel, world-wide.
It endured for ages;
And blood was shed
By those who would not stand in rows,
And by those who pined to stand in rows.
Eventually, the man went to death, weeping.
And those who staid in bloody scuffle
Knew not the great simplicity.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 11 111110101 0100 11010101010 0110101 11011011 101110 0111 11111101 011111101 010000111110 011101010 11010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 438 |
Words | 83 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 336 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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