Analysis of May It Be Said
The kingdom of knowledge,
—to its crown we are wed
Its light our betrothal,
—the heavens our bed
The words ever regal,
—trousseau never to beg
Thus, will it be written,
—to all, may it be said
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
| Scheme | XA BA BX XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010110 111111 11101 010101 011010 11011 111110 111111 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 233 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 35 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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