Analysis of Knowlt Hoheimer
Edgar Lee Masters 1868 (Garnett) – 1950 (Elkins Park)
I was the first fruits of the battle of Missionary Ridge.
When I felt the bullet enter my heart
I wished I had staid at home and gone to jail
For stealing the hogs of Curl Trenary,
Instead of running away and joining the army,
Rather a thousand times the county jail
Than to lie under this marble figure with wings,
And this granite pedestal
Bearing the words 'Pro Patria.'
What do they mean, anyway?
| Scheme | ABCDDCEFDG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101011001 1110101011 11111110111 1100111100 0111001010010 1001010101 111101101011 0110100 100111 111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 408 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 317 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 75 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 12, 2023
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