Analysis of Wishbone Ash
Soldier blue scalps at wounded knee
Running bears wives witness the savagery
For the riches of the western frontier
General sheridan filled to overflowing with glee
The cavalry has a victory
Forgetting the invincible
And the awesome individual
| Scheme | AABAACC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111101 1011100100 1010101001 1001001110011 010010100 01000100 00100100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 237 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 206 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on December 13, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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