Analysis of On a Bust
Edgar Lee Masters 1868 (Garnett) – 1950 (Elkins Park)
A giant as we hoped, in truth, a dwarf;
A barrel of slop that shines on Lethe's wharf',
Which at first seemed a vessel with sweet wine
For thirsty lips. So down the swift decline
You went through sloven spirit, craven heart
And cynic indolence. And here the art
Of molding clay has caught you for the nonce
And made your shame our shame-- Your head in bronze!
| Scheme | AABBCCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101110101 0101111111 1111010111 1101110101 111110101 01010101 1101111101 01111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 367 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 280 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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