This is an analysis of Two Robbers by Francis William Bourdillon.

When Death from some fair face
Is stealing life away,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dadX efef
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110111 010101 111101 111101 110111 110111 101101 111101 111101 010101 110101 1011000 111111 111101 110101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16