Analysis of Tolkien's Magic Ring



Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
      One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
       One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them
       One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness
               bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.


Scheme ababAcdcA
Poetic Form Nonet (22%)
Metre 1110111001 10101101111 11101111 110111111 001111011 11111111111 11111100010 11 001111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 398
Words 74
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 288
Words per stanza (avg) 74
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Submitted on March 11, 2021

Modified on April 22, 2023

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