Analysis of Spartan Mother
My mother loved her horses and
Her hounds of pedigree;
She did not kiss the baby hand
I held to her in glee.
Of course I had a sweet nou-nou
Who tended me with care,
And mother reined her nag to view
Me with a critic air.
So I went to a famous school,
But holidays were short;
My mother thought me just a fool,
Unfit for games and sport.
For I was fond of books and art,
And hated hound and steed:
Said Mother, 'Boy, you break my heart!
You are not of our breed.'
Then came the War. The Mater said:
'Thank God, a son I give
To King and Country,'--well, I'm dead
Who would have loved to live.
'For England's sake,' said she, 'he died.
For that my boy I bore.'
And now she talks of me with pride.
A hero of the War.
Mother, I think that you are glad
I ended up that way.
Your horses and your dogs you had,
And still you have today.
Your only child you say you gave
Your Country to defend . . .
Dear Mother, from a hero's grave
I--curse you in the end.
Scheme | XAXAXBXB CDCDEFEF GXGXHIHI JKJKLMLM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010100 011100 11110101 111001 11110111 110111 01010111 110101 11110101 11001 11011101 011101 11111101 010101 11011111 1111101 11010101 110111 1101111 111111 11011111 111111 01111111 010101 10111111 110111 11001111 011101 11011111 110101 11010101 111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,086 |
Words | 199 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 176 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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