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 |
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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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