When Thou Hast Taken Thy Last Applause,and When Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBCDEFDF E| when thou hast taken thy last applause and when | A |
| the final curtain strikes the world away | B |
| leaving to shadowy silence and dismay | B |
| that stage which shall not know thy smile again | A |
| lingering a little while i see thee then | A |
| ponder the tinsel part they let thee play | B |
| i see the large lips vivid the face grey | B |
| and silent smileless eyes of Magdalen | C |
| The lights have laughed their last without the street | D |
| darkling awaiteth her whose feet have trod | E |
| the silly souls of men to golden dust | F |
| she pauses on the lintel of defeat | D |
| her heart breaks in a smile and she is Lust | F |
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| mine also little painted poem of god | E |
E. E. Cummings
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