Analysis of The Fall of Eight
Adam N Duran 1984 (Denver Colorado)
I met a boy-
His eyes, void of joy.
hair as white as snow;
He begged thee not to go.
I do not go for crown… for gold;
nor for the riches they may hold.
I do not go for honor… for health;
nor for the tales that have yet been told.
I met a man who could not stand-
he only sat, blood and guts in hand.
skin pale and eyes white:
done was his fight.
"Platoon of eight-
We lay waste.
Nine by nine-
They piled high.
Some do cry-
while others lie;
But all must… die!"
I met a girl;
battered by the world.
she rocked to and fro;
she begged thee not to go.
I do not march for banner… for flag;
nor shall I march to conquer this land.
I do not show such dread… such fear;
though death has certainly followed thee here.
I met a man rifle in hand-
in the land for the damned.
his eyes full of hate;
I fell with the platoon of eight.
I do not die for God… for love;
nor the thing I had believed of.
for I did not wish to go to war-
only to ask… "what was it all for?"
I met a woman, all dress in black;
she kissed thy brow in a final act.
to thee, twas death she had shown.
I begged her, "please… do not let me go!"
Scheme | AABB CCXC DDEE FXXGGGG XXBB XDXX DXFF HHII XXXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 11111 11111 111111 11111111 11010111 111111011 110111111 11011111 110110101 11011 1111 0111 111 111 111 111 1101 1111 1101 10101 11101 111111 111111011 111111011 11111111 1111001011 11011001 001101 11111 11100111 11111111 10111011 111111111 101111111 110101101 111100101 1111111 110111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,127 |
Words | 279 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 7, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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