This is an analysis of Sleeping For The Flag by Henry Clay Work.
When our boys come home in triumph, brother,
With the laurels they shall gain;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababacaC bdad aeaeacac aXaXacaC
- Stanza lengths: 8,4,8,8,
- Metre: 1111101010 0010111 1110101010 1111101 1111101010 1110100 1111111010 1010101 10010 0010111 1011111010 1010111 100111010 110101101 1110101010 11111001 0010101010 1010101 1111111010 1011101 1110101010 0010001 100101010010 100101110 1011101110 1011111 111011010 1010101
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 28
Repeated words/phrases
sleeping, you
Anaphora
we, sleeping, you
