Analysis of There was one I met upon the road
Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900
There was one I met upon the road
Who looked at me with kind eyes.
He said, "Show me of your wares."
And this I did,
Holding forth one.
He said, "It is a sin."
Then held I forth another;
He said, "It is a sin."
Then held I forth another;
He said, "It is a sin."
And so to the end;
Always he said, "It is a sin."
And, finally, I cried out,
"But I have none other."
Then did he look at me
With kinder eyes.
"Poor soul!" he said.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110101 1111111 1111111 0111 1011 111101 1111010 111101 1111010 111101 01101 1111101 0100111 111110 111111 1101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 298 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 92 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 04, 2023
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