Analysis of Hamilton Greene

Edgar Lee Masters 1868 (Garnett) – 1950 (Elkins Park)



I was the only child of Frances Harris of Virginia
And Thomas Greene of Kentucky,
Of valiant and honorable blood both.
To them I owe all that I became,
Judge, member of Congress, leader in the State.
From my mother I inherited
Vivacity, fancy, language;
From my father will, judgment, logic.
All honor to them
For what service I was to the people!


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 110101110101010 01011010 1100100011 111111101 11011010001 111010100 11010 111011010 11011 1110111010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 346
Words 65
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 272
Words per stanza (avg) 63
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters was an American poet, biographer, and dramatist. more…

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