Saint, Revolutionist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDCE FGHIJJDD KGLMMNN OOPQQPDDSaint revolutionist | A |
God and sage know well | B |
That there is a place | C |
Where that much rung bell | B |
The well beloved body | D |
And its sensitive face | C |
Must be sacrificed | E |
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There is it seems in this | F |
A something meaningless | G |
Hanging without support | H |
And yet too dear to touch | I |
That life should seek its end | J |
Where no will can descend | J |
Facing a gun to see | D |
Long actuality | D |
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What is this that is | K |
The good of nothingness | G |
The death of Socrates | L |
And that strange man on the cross | M |
Seeking out all loss | M |
For men love life until | N |
It shames both face and will | N |
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Neither in hell nor heaven | O |
Is the answer given | O |
Both are a servant's pay | P |
But they wish to know | Q |
how far the will can go | Q |
Lest their infinite play | P |
And their desires be | D |
Shadow and mockery | D |
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