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 |
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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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