The Runes of Weland's Sword
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
A smith makes me
To betray my Man
In my first fight.
To gather Gold
At the world's end
I am sent.
The Gold I gather
Comes into England
Out of deep Water.
Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.
It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.
The Gold I gather
A King covets
For an ill use
The Gold I gather
Is drawn up
Out of deep Water.
Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.
It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxx xxx AxA BCA DEF Axx AxA BCA DEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 447 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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