Analysis of Gypsy
Carl Sandburg 1878 (Galesburg) – 1967 (Flat Rock)
I asked a gypsy pal
To imitate an old image
And speak old wisdom.
She drew in her chin,
Made her neck and head
The top piece of a Nile obelisk
and said:
Snatch off the gag from thy mouth, child,
And be free to keep silence.
Tell no man anything for no man listens,
Yet hold thy lips ready to speak.
| Scheme | ABCDEFEGHIF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 1101110 01110 11001 10101 0111011 01 11011111 0111110 1111011110 11111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 306 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 229 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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