The Saint And The Monk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC CCDECCC F GGHHI CCCCJ CCKKC LLM| Saint Peter at the gate of Heaven displayed | A |
| The tools and terrors of his awful trade | A |
| The key the frown as pitiless as night | B |
| That slays intending trespassers at sight | B |
| And at his side in easy reach the curled | C |
| Interrogation points all ready to be hurled | C |
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| Straight up the shining cloudway it so chanced | C |
| No others were about a soul advanced | C |
| A fat orbicular and jolly soul | D |
| With laughter lines upon each rosy jowl | E |
| A monk so prepossessing that the saint | C |
| Admired him breathless until weak and faint | C |
| Forgot his frown and all his questions too | C |
| Forgoing even the customary 'Who ' | - |
| Threw wide the gate and with a friendly grin | F |
| Said ''Tis a very humble home but pray walk in ' | - |
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| The soul smiled pleasantly 'Excuse me please | G |
| Who's in there ' By insensible degrees | G |
| The impudence dispelled the saint's esteem | H |
| As growing snores annihilate a dream | H |
| The frown began to blacken on his brow | I |
| His hand to reach for 'Whence ' and 'Why ' and 'How ' | - |
| 'O no offense I hope ' the soul explained | C |
| 'I'm rather well particular I've strained | C |
| A point in coming here at all 'tis said | C |
| That Susan Anthony I hear she's dead | C |
| At last and all her followers are here | J |
| As company they'd be confess it rather queer ' | - |
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| The saint replied his rising anger past | C |
| 'What can I do the law is hard and fast | C |
| Albeit unwritten and on earth unknown | K |
| An oral order issued from the Throne | K |
| By but one sin has Woman e'er incurred | C |
| God's wrath To accuse Them Loud of that would be absurd ' | - |
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| That friar sighed but calling up a smile | L |
| Said slowly turning on his heel the while | L |
| 'Farewell my friend Put up the chain and bar | M |
| I'm going so please you where the pretty women are ' | - |
Ambrose Bierce
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