The Mirror In The Hall Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFGHIJKL MNOPJK| The rich house had in the hall | A |
| An enormous mirror very old | B |
| Bought at least eighty years ago | C |
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| A very handsome boy assistant at a tailor s | D |
| On Sundays an amateur athlete | E |
| Was standing there with a parcel He handed it | F |
| To someone of the house and he took it inside | G |
| To fetch the receipt The tailor s assistant | H |
| Was left alone and waited | I |
| He went up to the mirror and began to look at himself | J |
| And put his tie straight After five minutes | K |
| They brought him the receipt He took it and went away | L |
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| But the old mirror which had seen and seen | M |
| In the many years it had been | N |
| In existence thousands of things and faces | O |
| The old mirror was glad now | P |
| And was proud to have received upon itself | J |
| That entire beauty for a few minutes | K |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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