Analysis of Robert E. Lee
Julia Ward Howe 1819 (New York City) – 1910 (Portsmouth)
A gallant foeman in the fight,
A brother when the fight was o'er,
The hand that led the host with might
The blessed torch of learning bore.
No shriek of shells nor roll of drums,
No challenge fierce, resounding far,
When reconciling Wisdom comes
To heal the cruel wounds of war.
Thought may the minds of men divide,
Love makes the heart of nations one,
And so, the soldier grave beside,
We honor thee, Virginia's son.
| Scheme | AXAB CXCB DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 0101001 010101110 01110111 0111101 11111111 11010101 1100101 11010111 11011101 11011101 01010101 11010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 414 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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