Vanity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE ABCB GHEH| A wan sky greener than the lawn | A |
| A wan lawn paler than the sky | B |
| She gave a flower into my hand | C |
| And all the hours of eve went by | B |
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| Who knows what round the corner waits | D |
| To smite If shipwreck snare or slur | E |
| Shall leave me with a head to lift | F |
| Worthy of him that spoke with her | E |
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| A wan sky greener than the lawn | A |
| A wan lawn paler than the sky | B |
| She gave a flower into my hand | C |
| And all the days of life went by | B |
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| Live ill or well this thing is mine | G |
| From all I guard it ill or well | H |
| One tawdry tattered faded flower | E |
| To show the jealous kings in hell | H |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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