--- title: In truth this Indian was As savage, wild and brave, As was the Devil… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: In truth this Indian was As savage, wild and brave, As was the Devil himself; He had great need indeed To be all that he was; For the Wîwilmekw, Most terrible to see, Grew fiercer than before, Yet the man drew out his knife And boldly scraped away, Until the Demon said: “Now hold! 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (As, Wîwilmekw, man, Demon), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg78673:16:10 # text = In truth this Indian was As savage, wild and brave, As was the Devil himself; He had great need indeed To be all that he was; For the Wîwilmekw, Most terrible to see, Grew fiercer than before, Yet the man drew out his knife And boldly scraped away, Until the Demon said: “Now hold! 1 In in ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 3 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 As as ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 savage savage ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 conj _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 13 As As PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 cop _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Devil Devil PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ 17 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ; ; PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 21 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 need need VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 ccomp _ _ 23 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 24 To to PART TO _ 41 mark _ _ 25 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 41 cop _ _ 26 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 41 det:predet _ _ 27 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 28 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 29 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ; ; PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 For for ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 Wîwilmekw Wîwilmekw PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 36 amod _ _ 36 terrible terrible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 conj _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 40 Grew Grew PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 41 fiercer fierce ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 22 advcl _ _ 42 than than ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 before before ADV RB _ 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 45 Yet yet CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 48 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ _ 49 out out ADP RP _ 48 compound:prt _ _ 50 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 knife knife NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obj _ _ 52 And and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 53 boldly boldly ADV RB Degree=Pos 54 advmod _ _ 54 scraped scrape VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 48 conj _ _ 55 away away ADV RB _ 54 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 57 Until until SCONJ IN _ 60 mark _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 Demon demon NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 nsubj _ _ 60 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 : : PUNCT : _ 64 punct _ _ 62 “ " PUNCT `` _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 63 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 64 advmod _ _ 64 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 60 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 65 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | | | | | | savage *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **is a** | past | As | the Devil | | | | As *nmod* | tree rules | | 5 | **have** | past | As | | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **need** | present | As *not said here* | | | | | indeed *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 7 | **is** | past | As | | | | | for the Wîwilmekw | tree rules | | 8 | **be** | | As *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **see** | to-infinitive | As *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 10 | **is** | to-infinitive | the Wîwilmekw | | | | | Grew *obl*; fierce *property* | tree rules | | 11 | **draw out** | past | the man | man's knife | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Theme | | 12 | **scrape away** | participle | the man *not said here* | | | | | away, boldly *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 13 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the Demon | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 14 | **hold** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | now | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Project Gutenberg book 78673 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/16/9/) - next →: [sentence 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/16/11/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/16/)