Analysis of Our Boys
Alan L Strang 1908
Written after the United States entered the war, fighting on the side of the Entente Allies.
Halt! Attention! Salute the flag,
The boys are marching by;
They're going forth to win the war
For us to do or die.
Our country needed fighting men,
Her liberty to save;
These boys responded to the call,
And all they had they gave.
All loyal hearts are beating fast,
And hope our bosoms fill;
For liberty shall reign supreme
O'er ocean, dale and hill.
With no regrets for parted hopes
Or futures cast aside,
Our soldier boys are marching by;
They are our country's pride.
Scheme | X XAXAXBXB XCXCXDAD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10100010110011010110110 10100101 011101 11011101 111111 101010101 010011 11010101 011111 11011101 011011 11001101 1010101 11011101 110101 101011101 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 557 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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