Analysis of Homeland Splendor
Melita Catalina Warren 1949 (Kansas)
Where meadowlark from Fencepost to field dart,
Settlers set up camp and stayed.
Citizens blaze a new trail, forge a fresh start,
goldenrod sunflowers, wheat's silky blade.
We fortify our armor in each rampart,
Standard operating procedure obeyed.
A farmer dedicates work of hands, heart,
Go back to the plow! Pick up that spade!
We vow never to upset the applecart,
Yet nobody's gonna rain on our parade!
Toward fantastic destinations we depart,
At twilight we rest under Oak's shade.
A vision for our country we chart,
Homeland splendor displayed.
| Scheme | AB AB AB AB AB AB AB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011111 1011101 10010111011 10101101 1101010011 1010001001 010101111 111011111 111010101 1110111001 01010010101 11111011 0101101011 11001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 535 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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