Analysis of Jane's Marriage
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
Jane went to Paradise:
That was only fair.
Good Sir Walter followed her,
And armed her up the stair.
Henry and Tobias,
And Miguel of Spain,
Stood with Shakespeare at the top
To welcome Jane--
Then the Three Archangels
Offered out of hand
Anything in Heaven's gift
That she might command.
Azrael's eyes upon her,
Raphael's wings above,
Michael's sword against her heart,
Jane said: "Love."
Instantly the under-
Standing Seraphim
Laid their fingers on their lips
And went to look for him.
Stole across the Zodiac,
Harnessed Charles's Wain,
And whispered round the Nebulae
"Who loved Jane?"
In a private limbo
Where none had thought to look,
Sat a Hampshire gentleman
Reading of a book.
It was called Persuasion
And it told the plain
Story of the love between
Him and Jane.
He heard the question,
Circle Heaven through--
Closed the book and answered:
"I did -- and do!"
Quietly but speedily
(As Captain Wentworth moved)
Entered into Paradise
The man Jane loved!
Jane lies in Winchester, blessed be her shade!
Praise the Lord for making her, and her for all she made.
And while the stones of Winchester--or Milson Street--remain,
Glory, Love, and Honour unto England's Jane!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110 11101 1110100 010101 100010 00111 111101 1101 10110 10111 100101 11101 11010 1101 1010101 111 100010 101 1110111 011111 101010 10101 010101 111 001010 111111 1010100 10101 111010 01101 1010101 101 11010 10101 101010 1101 1001100 110111 100110 0111 110101101 1011100001111 0101110110101 1010110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,136 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 4 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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