The Last Word Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEBB FFGH| Creep into thy narrow bed | A |
| Creep and let no more be said | A |
| Vain thy onset all stands fast | B |
| Thou thyself must break at last | B |
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| Let the long contention cease | C |
| Geese are swans and swans are geese | C |
| Let them have it how they will | D |
| Thou art tired best be still | D |
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| They out talked thee hissed thee tore thee | E |
| Better men fared thus before thee | E |
| Fired their ringing shot and passed | B |
| Hotly charged and sank at last | B |
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| Charge once more then and be dumb | F |
| Let the victors when they come | F |
| When thy forts of folly fail | G |
| Find thy body by the wall | H |
Matthew Arnold
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