The Mirror Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCDE FGFGHHII JFJFIIK FLFLMH N| 'Alas ' said the devil said he to me | A |
| And his swart face drooped with care | B |
| 'Life is a liar a cheat ' said he | A |
| 'And the end of it all despair | B |
| Why mourn you here poor pawn of the Fates | C |
| The way lies ready the hemlock waits | C |
| And I'll give you a toast ere you seek release | D |
| 'To Death the gentleman crowned with peace' ' | E |
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| 'Have done smart devil ' I made reply | F |
| 'Have done with your air of gloom | G |
| The world seemed dreary for such as I | F |
| Ere you came into the room | G |
| I was ready I own for the crowning sin | H |
| But your foolish babbling makes me grin | H |
| Yet the poisoned cup might I e'en now quaff | I |
| But how can I drink when I want to laugh | I |
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| 'Poor fool ' moaned the devil 'Vain words you lisp | J |
| Dull dupe of an ancient lie | F |
| What seek you here but a will o' the wisp | J |
| Mocking you till you die | F |
| For the world's gone mad and the nations rave | I |
| Choose An ugly dream or a peaceful grave | I |
| You shall thirst you shall starve while the earth you roam | K |
| Ah pick up the dagger and drive it home ' | - |
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| 'Oh foolish devil ' I made reply | F |
| 'Thus to defeat you end | L |
| With your woeful visage and wistful eye | F |
| I could greet you now as a friend | L |
| For as in a mirror I now have seen | M |
| The fear crazed fool that I might have been | H |
| Come tell me some more of this cheerless earth ' | - |
| But the devil was gone and I shrieked with mirth | N |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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