The Satin Dress Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EEEF EEEE GHGH EEEE| Needle needle dip and dart | A |
| Thrusting up and down | B |
| Where's the man could ease a heart | A |
| Like a satin gown | B |
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| See the stitches curve and crawl | C |
| Round the cunning seams | D |
| Patterns thin and sweet and small | C |
| As a lady's dreams | D |
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| Wantons go in bright brocade | E |
| Brides in organdie | E |
| Gingham's for the plighted maid | E |
| Satin's for the free | F |
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| Wool's to line a miser's chest | E |
| Crepe's to calm the old | E |
| Velvet hides an empty breast | E |
| Satin's for the bold | E |
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| Lawn is for a bishop's yoke | G |
| Linen's for a nun | H |
| Satin is for wiser folk | G |
| Would the dress were done | H |
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| Satin glows in candlelight | E |
| Satin's for the proud | E |
| They will say who watch at night | E |
| What a fine shroud | E |
Dorothy Parker
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