The Dead Church Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F F F F G F H E F I J K F F L F M| On dark benches they sit packed | A |
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| And lift extinguished looks | B |
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| To the cross The lights gleam as if covered | C |
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| And cloudy and as if covered the head of wounds | D |
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| The incense rises from a golden vessel | E |
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| To the height dying songs | F |
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| Exhale and as if afflicted the room dusks | F |
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| Uncertainly and sweet The priest strides | F |
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| Before the altar but he practices the pious rites | F |
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| With tired spirit a miserable player | G |
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| Before bad prayers with numb hearts | F |
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| In soulless play with bread and wine | H |
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| The bell sounds The lights flicker more cloudily | E |
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| And paler as if covered the head of wounds | F |
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| The organ hisses In dead hearts memory | I |
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| shudders on A bleeding countenance of pain | J |
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| Wraps itself in darkness and the despair | K |
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| Stares after him in the emptiness from many eyes | F |
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| And one who sounded like all voices | F |
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| Sobs meanwhile the horror grew in the room | L |
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| The death horror grew Have mercy on us | F |
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| Lord | M |
Georg Trakl
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