Glubbdubdrib Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCDEDCFCFAGCGHIJI KLCLAMCM| IN the castle of Glubbdubdrib | A |
| How spendidly we dine | B |
| On flesh from magic potagers | C |
| And cups of dead men's wine | B |
| Dead men who run with bottles | C |
| Lackeys of silent air | D |
| A ghost in gilded livery | E |
| Fawning behind each chair | D |
| Beckon and flunkey Caesars | C |
| Bring us their phantom bread | F |
| Once they were gods and emperors | C |
| Now of course they are dead | F |
| The governor of Glubbdubdrib | A |
| Two ghosts cringe on each side | G |
| Bows to congratulations | C |
| Filled with a careless pride | G |
| Really the servant problem | H |
| You mean that Roman youth | I |
| Catullus Oh yes brisk enough | J |
| But you know so uncouth | I |
| There's Plato in the passage | K |
| They tell me he's quite droll | L |
| He says some devilish clever things | C |
| A heathen though poor soul | L |
| The governor of Glubbdubdrib | A |
| Resumes his drinking cup | M |
| As for the guests and visitors | C |
| They hadn't even looked up | M |
Kenneth Slessor
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