Analysis of America In 1904
Edgar Lee Masters 1868 (Garnett) – 1950 (Elkins Park)
(Europe Conquers America.)
Strong for the strong and in his own conceit;
Half-boy, half-madman, playing with the fire;
Usurper, hoodlum, wed to his desire;
Loud in the hunt--afraid albeit to beat
The wolves which reared him--always with swift feet,
Booted and spurred to huddle in the mire
The malcontents, though Freedom die--no higher
Launching his truncheon; only to the street
Thundering at millionaires; unlearned, though read,
In human agony--surrendered up
To glory, war--of empty pomp the chief--
Europa, thou hast conquered! with bowed head
For Freedom slain (who prayed might pass the cup)
We pray, in faith, thy triumph may be brief!
Scheme | X ABBAAXBACDECDE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10100100 1101001101 1111101010 110111010 10010101011 011111111 1001110001 0011101110 1011010101 100101111 0101000101 1101110101 0101110111 1101111101 1101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 652 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 14 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 253 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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