For The One Who Would Take Man's Life In His Hands Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDECFDGGHH IJKJKLMMNO PHQHRRHHSS| Tiger Christ unsheathed his sword | A |
| Threw it down became a lamb | B |
| Swift spat upon the species but | C |
| Took two women to his heart | D |
| Samson who was strong as death | E |
| Paid his strength to kiss a slut | C |
| Othello that stiff warrior | F |
| Was broken by a woman's heart | D |
| Troy burned for a sea tax also for | G |
| Possession of a charming whore | G |
| What do all examples show | H |
| What must the finished murderer know | H |
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| You cannot sit on bayonets | I |
| Nor can you eat among the dead | J |
| When all are killed you are alone | K |
| A vacuum comes where hate has fed | J |
| Murder's fruit is silent stone | K |
| The gun increases poverty | L |
| With what do these examples shine | M |
| The soldier turned to girls and wine | M |
| Love is the tact of every good | N |
| The only warmth the only peace | O |
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| quot What have I said quot asked Socrates | P |
| quot Affirmed extremes cried yes and no | H |
| Taken all parts denied myself | Q |
| Praised the caress extolled the blow | H |
| Soldier and lover quite deranged | R |
| Until their motions are exchanged | R |
| What do all examples show | H |
| What can any actor know | H |
| The contradiction in every act | S |
| The infinite task of the human heart quot | S |
Delmore Schwartz
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For The One Who Would Take Man's Life In His Hands is a poem by Delmore Schwartz. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.