The Marksman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF| As the carriage traversed the wood he bade the driver draw up in the neighbourhood of a shooting gallery saying that he would like to have a few shots to kill time Is not the slaying of the monster Time the most ordinary and legitimate occupation of man | A |
| So he gallantly offered his hand to his dear adorable and execrable wife the mysterious woman to whom he owed so many pleasures so many pains and perhaps also a great part of his genius | B |
| Several bullets went wide of the proposed mark one of them flew far into the heavens and as the charming creature laughed deliriously mocking the clumsiness of her husband he turned to her brusquely and said Observe that doll yonder to the right with its nose in the air and with so haughty an appearance Very well dear angel I will imagine to myself that it is you | C |
| He closed both eyes and pulled the trigger The doll was neatly decapitated | D |
| Then bending towards his dear adorable and execrable wife his inevitable and pitiless muse he kissed her respectfully upon the hand and added | E |
| Ah dear angel how I thank you for my skill | F |
Charles Baudelaire
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