Epitaph. (on A Commonplace Person Who Died In Bed) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEFGGHHAA| THIS is the end of him here he lies | A |
| The dust in his throat the worm in his eyes | A |
| The mould in his mouth the turf on his breast | B |
| This is the end of him this is best | B |
| He will never lie on his couch awake | C |
| Wide eyed tearless till dim daybreak | C |
| Never again will he smile and smile | D |
| When his heart is breaking all the while | D |
| He will never stretch out his hands in vain | E |
| Groping and groping never again | F |
| Never ask for bread get a stone instead | G |
| Never pretend that the stone is bread | G |
| Never sway and sway 'twixt the false and true | H |
| Weighing and noting the long hours through | H |
| Never ache and ache with chok'd up sighs | A |
| This is the end of him here he lies | A |
Amy Levy
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