Analysis of A Cavalier Song
Robert Browning 1812 (Camberwell) – 1889 (Venice)
Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,
Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:
And, pressing a troop unable to stoop
And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,
Marched them along, fifty score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
God for King Charles! Pym and such carles
To the Devil that prompts 'em their treasonous parles!
Cavaliers, up! Lips from the cup,
Hands from the pasty, nor bite take nor sup
Till you're-
(Chorus)
Marching along, fifty-score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
Hampden to hell, and his obsequies' knell.
Serve Hazelrig, Fiennes, and young Harry as well!
England, good cheer! Rupert is near!
Kentish and loyalists, keep we not here
(Chorus)
Marching along, fifty-score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song?
Then, God for King Charles! Pym and his snarls
To the Devil that pricks on such pestilent carles!
Hold by the right, you double your might;
So, onward to Nottingham, fresh for the fight,
(Chorus)
March we along, fifty-score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song!
Scheme | aabbcCddeex FCC ggxx FCC ddhh FcC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 1001101001 0100101011 01011001011 11011011 1101001011 11111011 1010111111 0111101 110111111 11 10 10011011 1101001011 1110111 11010011011 10111011 101001111 10 10011011 1101001011 111111011 1010111111 110111011 1101101101 10 11011011 1101001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,044 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 08, 2023
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