Analysis of Perhaps
Gamaliel Bradford 1863 (Boston, Massachusetts) – 1932
'He who knows What life and death is, is above all law.'
Chapman.
He who knows what life and death is
Walks superior to fate.
Every word that Fortune saith is
Just accordant to his state.
Unto him indifferent breath is
Nature's bitter use and wont.
He who knows what life and death is!—
Ah, perhaps you do, I don't.
| Scheme | xx Abab acAc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1111101110111 10 11111011 1010011 100111011 11111 10101011 1010101 11111011 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 316 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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