Analysis of A Memorial
Lucian B. Watkins 1879 (Chesterfield, Virginia) – 1921
In mem'ry of your truly noble life;
In mem'ry of the cause for which you fought;
In mem'ry of your fierce and bitter strife;
In mem'ry of the lasting good you wrought;
In mem'ry of the talents, really great,
That found a home within your massive brains
And swayed the thousands of each town and State
Who heard your forceful oratory strains;
I offer now these simple words of praise—
This chord I touch to sound your honor's due—
The pathway of your truly useful days
Shines now a grand and brilliant light for you.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 011110101 011011111 011110101 011010111 011010101 1101011101 0101011101 111101001 1101110111 1111111101 011110101 1101010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 552 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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