Analysis of Contradictions
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
The drowsy carrier sways
To the drowsy horses' tramp.
His axles winnow the sprays
Of the hedge where the rabbit plays
In the light of his single lamp.
He hears a roar behind,
A howl, a hoot, and a yell
A headlight strikes him blind
And a stench o'erpowers the wind
Like a blast from the mouth of Hell.
He mends his swingle-bar
And loud his curses ring;
But a mother watching afar
Hears the hum of the doctor's car
Like the beat of an angel's wings!
So, to the poet's mood,
Motor or carrier's wan,
Properly understood,
Are neither evil nor good--
Ormuzd not Ahriman!
Scheme | ABAAB CDCCD EXEEX XFGGF |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 0101001 1010101 110101 10110101 00111101 110101 0101001 01111 001101 10110111 111101 011101 10101001 10110101 1011111 110101 1011001 10001 1101011 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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