Analysis of Patriotism
Robert Fuller Murray 1863 – 1894
There was a time when it was counted high
To be a patriot--whether by the zeal
Of peaceful labour for the country's weal,
Or by the courage in her cause to die:
FOR KING AND COUNTRY was a rallying cry
That turned men's hearts to fire, their nerves to steel;
Not to unheeding ears did it appeal,
A pulpit formula, a platform lie.
Only a fool will wantonly desire
That war should come, outpouring blood and fire,
And bringing grief and hunger in her train.
And yet, if there be found no other way,
God send us war, and with it send the day
When love of country shall be real again!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111101 11010010101 110110101 1101000111 11010101001 11111101111 11111101 010100011 10011100010 1111101010 0101010001 0111111101 1111011101 1111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 574 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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