Song Of Perfect Propriety Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLML NOPOOQOQ| Oh I should like to ride the seas | A |
| A roaring buccaneer | B |
| A cutlass banging at my knees | A |
| A dirk behind my ear | B |
| And when my captives' chains would clank | C |
| I'd howl with glee and drink | D |
| And then fling out the quivering plank | C |
| And watch the beggars sink | D |
| - | |
| I'd like to straddle gory decks | E |
| And dig in laden sands | F |
| And know the feel of throbbing necks | E |
| Between my knotted hands | F |
| Oh I should like to strut and curse | G |
| Among my blackguard crew | H |
| But I am writing little verse | G |
| As little ladies do | H |
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| Oh I should like to dance and laugh | I |
| And pose and preen and sway | J |
| And rip the hearts of men in half | I |
| And toss the bits away | J |
| I'd like to view the reeling years | K |
| Through unastonished eyes | L |
| And dip my finger tips in tears | M |
| And give my smiles for sighs | L |
| - | |
| I'd stroll beyond the ancient bounds | N |
| And tap at fastened gates | O |
| And hear the prettiest of sound | P |
| The clink of shattered fates | O |
| My slaves I'd like to bind with thongs | O |
| That cut and burn and chill | Q |
| But I am writing little songs | O |
| As little ladies will | Q |
Dorothy Parker
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