Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
At the hole where he went in
Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
Hear what little Red-Eye saith:
"Nag, come up and dance with death! "
Eye to eye and head to head,
(Keep the measure, Nag.)
This shall end when one is dead;
(At thy pleasure, Nag.)
Turn for turn and twist for twist--
(Run and hide thee, Nag.)
Hah! The hooded Death has missed!
( Woe betide thee, Nag!)
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CDCD EDED |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 363 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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