Dirge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CD EF GH IJ| Prayer unsaid and mass unsung Deadman's dirge must still be rung | A |
| Dingle dong the dead bells sound Mermen chant his dirge around | B |
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| Wash him bloodless smooth him fair Stretch his limbs and sleek his hair | C |
| Dingle dong the dead bells go Mermen swing them to and fro | D |
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| In the wormless sand shall he Feast for no foul glutton be | E |
| Dingle dong the dead bells chime Mermen keep the tone and time | F |
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| We must with a tombstone brave Shut the shark out from his grave | G |
| Dingle dong the dead bells toll Mermen dirgers ring his knoll | H |
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| Such a slab will we lay o'er him All the dead shall rise before him | I |
| Dingle dong the dead bells boom Mermen lay him in his tomb | J |
George Darley
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