Analysis of The Runes of Weland's Sword
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
A smith makes me
To betray my Man
In my first fight.
To gather Gold
At the world's end
I am sent.
The Gold I gather
Comes into England
Out of deep Water.
Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.
It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.
The Gold I gather
A King covets
For an ill use
The Gold I gather
Is drawn up
Out of deep Water.
Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.
It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.
| Scheme | xxx xxx AxA BCA DEF Axx AxA BCA DEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 10111 0111 1101 1011 111 01110 10110 11110 10101 1101 01110 11110 1111 1101 01110 0110 1111 01110 111 11110 10101 1101 01110 11110 1111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 447 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 27 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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