Analysis of The Jester
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
There are three degrees of bliss
At the foot of Allah's Throne
And the highest place is his
Who saves a brother's soul
At peril of his own.
There is the Power made known!
There are three degrees of bliss
In Garden of Paradise,
And the second place is his
Who saves his brother's soul
By excellent advice.
For there the Glory lies!
There the are three degrees of bliss
And three abodes of the Blest,
And the lowest place is his
Who had saved a soul by jest
And a brother's soul in sport...
But there do the Angels resort!
| Scheme | Abcdbb Aecdex afcfgg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 101111 0010111 110101 110111 1101011 1110111 010110 0010111 111101 110001 110101 10110111 011101 0010111 1110111 0010101 11101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 513 |
| Words | 103 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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