Analysis of Fish Crier
Carl Sandburg 1878 (Galesburg) – 1967 (Flat Rock)
I know a Jew fish crier down on Maxwell Street with a voice like a north wind blowing over corn stubble in January.
He dangles herring before prospective customers evincing a joy identical with that of Pavlowa dancing.
His face is that of a man terribly glad to be selling fish, terribly glad that God made fish, and customers to whom he may call his wares, from a pushcart.
| Scheme | ABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tercet |
| Metre | 11011101111101101110101100100 11010010101001010100111110 11111011001111011001111101001111111101 |
| Characters | 382 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 100 |
| Words per line (avg) | 23 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 300 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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