This is an analysis of The New Knighthood by Rudyard Kipling.

Who gives him the Bath?
"I," said the wet,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbX ccXX deeX bccX XffX dgXX eeeX faaX bggX hh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,
  • Metre: 11101 100101 1101 1011010 1101 100101 1001110 101010 11101 100101 01111 1011010 101001 1001110 1111010 10100010 11101 100101 01011 1011010 1101 1001010 1001100 101010 11101 100111 1001001 10100100 11101 100111 100011 1010010 11111 1001010 1001010 1010110 11001001001 110111101011
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 38

Anaphora

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