What are banal are the orthodox poems that have a regular
rhyme scheme, and use all of the aforementioned poetic terms. Some may assume that this makes the poem boring and somewhat banal. So close that he is essentially your brother. While analysis of rhyme is definite narration is not. It follows a strict ABABABAB
rhyme scheme per stanza, and there are
eight lines in each stanza. These are best seen when the author says "with the whole round world against you" and "he also says "sink or swim". Yet when looked upon in a sort of retrospect it's a consistent
rhyme scheme. Kipling however doesn't make good use of most literary terms in this poem. "The poem, The Thousandth Man also by
Rudyard Kipling is a memorable account of the author's ideas on having a best friend. In addition he doesn't use figures of speech or visual imagery. I'm not too fond of the figures of speech because a really good poet finds ways to express himself that aren't used everyday by everyone. Either the author is
giving advice to his reader and at the end referring to his reader as his son, or a more literal analysis could be considered as the poem is the dialogue of a father
giving advice to his son. It is a fact or universal law of life that while you may have many friends a select few will stay with you for the rest of your life. The poem does not tell a story nor is it about a feeling of an experience. If however focuses more on the teachings of the poem and thus it holds more value.
