Analysis of Einstein
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
A little mousey man he was
With board, and chalk in hand;
And millions were awestruck because
They couldn't understand.
Said he: 'E equals Mc2:
I'll prove it true.'
No doubt you can, your marvel man,
But will it serve our good?
Will it prolong our living span
And multiply our food?
Will it bring peace between the nations
To make equations?
Our thanks are due no doubt to you
For truth beyond our ken;
But after all what did you do
To ease the lot of men?
How can a thousand 'yous' be priced
Beside a Christ?
Scheme | XAXAXB CXCXDD BEBEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101111 110101 0100101 11001 111100 1111 11111101 1111101 110110101 010101 111101010 11010 101111111 1101101 11011111 110111 11010111 0101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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