Analysis of Poetical Essay
Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 (Horsham) – 1822 (Lerici)
Extract from Poetical Essay
Millions to fight compell'd, to fight or die
In mangled heaps on War's red altar lie . . .
When the legal murders swell the lists of pride;
When glory's views the titled idiot guide
| Scheme | X AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11101 1011011111 0101111101 10101010111 1110101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 213 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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