Analysis of The Poor Old Cannon
Elinor Morton Wylie 1885 (Somerville, New Jersey) – 1928 (New York City, New York)
Upbroke the sun
In red-gold foam;
Thus spoke the gun
At the Soldier's Home:
"Whenever I hear
Blue thunder speak
My voice sounds clear
But little and weak.
"And when the proud
Young cockerels crow
My voice sounds loud,
But gentle and low.
"When the mocking-bird
Prolongs his note
I cannot be heard
Though I split my throat."
| Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 101 0111 1101 10101 01011 1101 1111 11001 0101 111 1111 11001 10101 0111 11011 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 328 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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