Modern Love Xvii: At Dinner She Is Hostess Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBACDDCEFGGHIIH| At dinner she is hostess I am host | A |
| Went the feast ever cheerfuller She keeps | B |
| The Topic over intellectual deeps | B |
| In buoyancy afloat They see no ghost | A |
| With sparkling surface eyes we ply the ball | C |
| It is in truth a most contagious game | D |
| HIDING THE SKELETON shall be its name | D |
| Such play as this the devils might appal | C |
| But here's the greater wonder in that we | E |
| Enamoured of an acting nought can tire | F |
| Each other like true hypocrites admire | G |
| Warm lighted looks Love's ephemerioe | G |
| Shoot gaily o'er the dishes and the wine | H |
| We waken envy of our happy lot | I |
| Fast sweet and golden shows the marriage knot | I |
| Dear guests you now have seen Love's corpse light shine | H |
George Meredith
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