Analysis of Carmen Circulare
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
Q. H. Flaccus
Dellius, that car which, night and day,
Lightnings and thunders arm and scourge--
Tumultuous down the Appian Way--
Be slow to urge.
Though reckless Lydia bid thee fly,
And Telephus o'ertaking jeer,
Nay, sit and strongly occupy
The lower gear.
They call, the road consenting, "Haste!"--
Such as delight in dust collected--
Until arrives (I too have raced! )
The unexpected.
What ox not doomed to die alone,
Or inauspicious hound, may bring
Thee 'twixt two kisses to the throne
Of Hades' King,
I cannot tell; the Furies send
No warning ere their bolts arrive.
'Tis best to reach our chosen end
Late but alive.
Scheme | X ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG HIHI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 1111101 10010101 100101001 1111 110100111 0111 1101010 0101 11010101 110101010 01011111 0010 11111101 1010111 11110101 1101 1101011 11011101 111110101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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