Analysis of To The Men Of Kent
William Wordsworth 1770 (Wordsworth House) – 1850 (Cumberland)
VANGUARD of Liberty, ye men of Kent,
Ye children of a Soil that doth advance
Her haughty brow against the coast of France,
Now is the time to prove your hardiment!
To France be words of invitation sent!
They from their fields can see the countenance
Of your fierce war, may ken the glittering lance
And hear you shouting forth your brave intent.
Left single, in bold parley, ye, of yore,
Did from the Norman win a gallant wreath;
Confirmed the charters that were yours before;--
No parleying now! In Britain is one breath;
We all are with you now from shore to shore:--
Ye men of Kent, 'tis victory or death!
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111001111 1101011101 0101010111 11011111 111110101 1111110100 11111101001 0111011101 1100110111 1101010101 0101010101 111010111 1111111111 1111110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 616 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 474 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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