Analysis of A knights day



Breast plate of mail,
a shimmering light,
shield of dragon scale,
He's holding tight,
so brave and valiant,
his sword he wields,
on a steed so gallant,
he never yields.
a battle to be fought,
with utmost care,
without second thought,
into the dragons lair...


Scheme ABABCDCDEFEF
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Metre 1111 01001 11101 1101 11010 1111 101110 1101 010111 111 01101 010101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 247
Words 45
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 199
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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