Analysis of The Learned White Man
The learned white man approached
the young brave
with determination and assurance in his cause.
'Young Savage.' he said
'You are a brave and mighty warrior
but unlearned and backwards in thought.
I will show you the way of the white man.
Intelligent and civil.'
'Ayiyiyiyay.' hollered the young brave,
his tribes bravest,
before burying his tomahawk
in the learned white man's brow.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011101 011 100100010011 11011 1101010100 1101001 1111011011 0100010 110011 1110 01100110 001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 383 |
Words | 72 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 152 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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