Analysis of When the Boys Come Home
There's a happy time coming,
When the boys come home.
There's a glorious day coming,
When the boys come home.
We will end the dreadful story
Of this treason dark and gory
In a sunburst of glory,
When the boys come home.
The day will seem brighter
When the boys come home,
For our hearts will be lighter
When the boys come home.
Wives and sweethearts will press them
In their arms and caress them,
And pray God to bless them,
When the boys come home.
The thinned ranks will be proudest
When the boys come home,
And their cheer will ring the loudest
When the boys come home.
The full ranks will be shattered,
And the bright arms will be battered,
And the battle-standards tattered,
When the boys come home.
Their bayonets may be rusty,
When the boys come home,
And their uniforms dusty,
When the boys come home.
But all shall see the traces
Of battle's royal graces,
In the brown and bearded faces,
When the boys come home.
Our love shall go to meet them,
When the boys come home,
To bless them and to greet them,
When the boys come home;
And the fame of their endeavor
Time and change shall not dissever
From the nation's heart forever,
When the boys come home.
Scheme | aBaBcccB dBdBeeeB fBfBgggB cBcBhxhB eBeBdcdB |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) Tetractys (23%) |
Metre | 1010110 10111 10100110 10111 11101010 11101010 001110 10111 011110 10111 11011110 10111 101111 0110011 011111 10111 0111110 10111 01111010 10111 0111110 00111110 00101010 10111 1101110 10111 011010 10111 1111010 1101010 00101010 10111 10111111 10111 1110111 10111 00111010 101111 10101010 10111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,168 |
Words | 219 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 182 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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