Analysis of The Somme Valley, June, 1917
Frank James Prewett 1893 (Ontario, ) – 1962 (Inverness, )
Comrade, why do you weep?
Is it sorrow for a friend
Who fell, rifle in hand,
His last stand at an end?
The thunder-lipped grey guns
Lament him, fierce and slow,
Where he found his dreamless bed,
Head to head with a foe.
The sweet lark beats on high
For the peace of those who sleep
In the quiet embrace of earth:
Comrade, why do you weep?
Scheme | Abxb xcxc xaxA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111 1110101 111001 111111 010111 011101 111111 111101 011111 1011111 00100111 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 335 |
Words | 69 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
Font size:
Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 20 sec read
- 1 View
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Somme Valley, June, 1917" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 12 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/55273/the-somme-valley%2C-june%2C-1917>.
Discuss this Frank James Prewett poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In