This is an analysis of Three Friends by Rudyard Kipling.

There were three friends that buried the fourth,
The mould in his mouth and the dust in his eyes,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaB cBcX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 101111001 01001101001 11111111 011110111 101111001 011110111 101101011011 1101110101100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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