Analysis of Arterial
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
Frost upon small rain--the ebony-lacquered avenue
Reflecting lamps as a pool shows goldfish.
The sight suddenly emptied out of the young man's eyes
Entering upon it sideways.
In youth, by hazard, I killed an old man.
In age I maimed a little child.
Dead leaves under Foot reproach not:
But the lop-sided cherry-branch--whenever the sun rises,
How black a shadow!
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Metre | 1011101001010 010110111 0110010110111 1000111 0111011111 01110101 11101011 101101010100110 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 416 |
Words | 64 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 24, 2023
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