Analysis of The Great Day
William Butler Yeats 1865 (Sandymount) – 1939 (Menton)
HURRAH for revolution and more cannon-shot!
A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot.
Hurrah for revolution and cannon come again!
The beggars have changed places, but the lash goes on.
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01101001101 0100111001011 011010010101 010111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 197 |
| Words | 34 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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