Analysis of The Knight
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
Our good knight, Ted, girds his broadsword on
(And he wields it well, I ween);
He 's on his steed, and away has gone
To the fight for king and queen.
What tho' no edge the broadsword hath?
What tho' the blade be made of lath?
'T is a valiant hand
That wields the brand,
So, foeman, clear the path!
He prances off at a goodly pace;
'T is a noble steed he rides,
That bears as well in the speedy race
As he bears in battle-tides.
What tho' 't is but a rocking-chair
That prances with this stately air?
'T is a warrior bold
The reins doth hold,
Who bids all foes beware!
Scheme | AAXXBBCCB DEDEFFGGF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111111 0111111 1111100111 1011101 1111011 11011111 110101 1101 11101 110110101 11010111 111100101 1110101 111110101 11011101 1101001 0111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 558 |
Words | 116 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 212 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 16, 2023
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