The Anvil
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
England's on the anvil--hear the hammers ring--
Clanging from the Severn to the Tyne!
Never was a blacksmith like our Norman King--
England's being hammered, hammered, hammered into line!
England's on the anvil! Heavy are the blows!
(But the work will be a marvel when it's done.)
Little bits of Kingdoms cannot stand against their foes.
England's being hammered hammered, hammered into one!
There shall be one people--it shall serve one Lord--
(Neither Prist nor Baron shall escape!)
It shall have one speech and law, soul and strength and sword.
England's being hammered, hammered, hammered into
shape!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 666 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5 |
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