In Piam Memoriam Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCD EFGH IJKLA | |
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Created purely from glass the saint stands | B |
Exposing his gifted quite empty hands | B |
Like a conjurer about to begin | C |
A righteous man begging of righteous men | D |
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In the sun lily and gold coloured | E |
Filtering the cruder light he has endured | F |
A feature for our regard and will keep | G |
Of worldly purity the stained archetype | H |
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The scummed pond twitches The great holly tree | I |
Emptied and shut blows clear of wasting snow | J |
The common puddled substance beneath | K |
Like a revealed mineral a new earth | L |
Geoffrey Hill
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