Contemplating Hell Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAD EFGHI JKLMNO NPIQ| Contemplating Hell as I once heard it | A |
| My brother Shelley found it to be a place | B |
| Much like the city of London I | C |
| Who do not live in London but in Los Angeles | D |
| Find contemplating Hell that it | A |
| Must be even more like Los Angeles | D |
| - | |
| Also in Hell | E |
| I do not doubt it there exist these opulent gardens | F |
| With flowers as large as trees wilting of course | G |
| Very quickly if they are not watered with very expensive water And fruit markets | H |
| With great leaps of fruit which nonetheless | I |
| - | |
| Possess neither scent nor taste And endless trains of autos | J |
| Lighter than their own shadows swifter than | K |
| Foolish thoughts shimmering vehicles in which | L |
| Rosy people coming from nowhere go nowhere | M |
| And houses designed for happiness standing empty | N |
| Even when inhabited | O |
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| Even the houses in Hell are not all ugly | N |
| But concern about being thrown into the street | P |
| Consumes the inhabitants of the villas no less | I |
| Than the inhabitants of the barracks | Q |
Bertolt Brecht
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