Analysis of 1883. Pioneer wagon train…
They had set out from the East
Wagon train ill gathered
Emigrants from Europe.
Dreaming of Montana, meadows.
Free land for the working.
Leadership fell to Shea.
Haunted Union Army officer.
Widowed by the cholera.
Soon joined in performance, planning
By a Father with gritty spouse.
His Elsa* commands the narrative.
Cowgirl. Young woman.
Lone in glorious wilderness.
Crossing rivers of drowning.
Terrified by tornado.
Riding, racing with red-skinned Lad
Ultimately departing from
Her Father’s arms.
Neath a tree
That will be
| Scheme | X X X X A X X X A X X X X A X X X X B B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1111101 101110 100110 1010101 111010 10111 101010100 1010100 11001010 10101101 110010100 1110 10100100 1010110 10101 10101111 10000101 0101 101 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 668 |
| Words | 142 |
| Sentences | 22 |
| Stanzas | 20 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 21 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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Written on March 12, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 12, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on March 12, 2023
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