The Church Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P| Painted angels guard the altars | A |
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| And rest and shadows beam from blue eyes | B |
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| In incense fumes dirty lyes swim | C |
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| Figures stagger woebegone in the emptiness | D |
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| In the black kneeler a smallish whore | E |
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| With faded cheeks resembles the Madonna | F |
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| In golden beams wax figures hang | G |
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| Moon and sun circle the white bearded God | H |
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| A shine of soft columns and skeletons | I |
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| The sweet voices of boys died at the chancel | J |
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| Very quietly rapt colors move | K |
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| A flowing red from Magdalene's lips | L |
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| A pregnant woman goes astray in grave dreams | M |
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| Through this twilight full of masks flags | N |
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| Her shadow crosses the saints' still ways | O |
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| The angel's rest in lime washed rooms | P |
Georg Trakl
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