Braggadocio Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGHIJKLM NOPQRNS TUVWX YZHA2G ZGB2C2FD2SZE2ZF2G2H2 G2 I2G2J2K2L2 G2G2M2 N2C2K2G2O2E2SG2G2G2| Chess playing Death | A |
| no the reverse | B |
| Death sitting decked out and self satisfied | C |
| in black no mandatory top hat but a shroud | D |
| shouldering a cowl | E |
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| There stereotypes end | F |
| appearances have to be kept up | G |
| tho' hardly any cinematic gnarled fingers | H |
| of Baron Samedi fame | I |
| rather pudgy digitals reflecting | J |
| gentile prosperity | K |
| after all Winners do take all | L |
| his fellow satanists bank on it | M |
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| Of course such things are fictitious | N |
| Death plays no favourites and waits | O |
| for no man when rivalling Time | P |
| Still parlour games are one indulgence | Q |
| Hardly comforting to know human beings | R |
| function at one purpose | N |
| when this Hallow of Hallows puts on the smirk | S |
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| Dalliance with the victim is the upshot | T |
| the chess motif again | U |
| Sift thru the chicken bones a mite | V |
| let the chump stir the rubble of his dreams | W |
| Something of gallow's humour or gangster largesse | X |
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| Offer a stiff drink brandy will do one last cigarette | Y |
| Then too for beaten gladiators toiling bravely the | Z |
| apparent rewards accelerate Truckloads of flowers | H |
| at the funeral for instance Preferential treatment for | A2 |
| the guise or mercy must be kept up | G |
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| All lies in appearances Prepare the feast Sit the | Z |
| guest of honour on a splendid cushion then serve up | G |
| dish after sumptious dish | B2 |
| Dining splendidly on one's own children | C2 |
| unbeknownst is a favourite maddens the victim no end | F |
| Brief success turning to bitter sawdust is the supreme | D2 |
| moment of ecstasy Serves precisely as metaphoric | S |
| extension of all earthly reward as illusionary A | Z |
| delicious ruse borrowed shamelessly from fellow | E2 |
| representatives on Earth the Sicilian Mafia | Z |
| Further spin offs centre about the Absurd But spare | F2 |
| us juvenile intrigue with petty omens like a bird loose | G2 |
| in the house Rather a swift check mate served up in | H2 |
| the best Grandmaster tradition is more a propos | G2 |
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| Therein lies the jest | I2 |
| Workaholics and their polar opposites the dead lazy | G2 |
| effortlessly come around When realization hits home | J2 |
| all distinctions blur No difference Sharp laughter | K2 |
| unceremoniously greets even the self composed | L2 |
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| Especially intriguing are the ambitious Endless quirks really | G2 |
| Concerted mockery recreates further patterns of futility | G2 |
| Basic strategy remains unchanged though Disguise is paramount | M2 |
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| Dress her in robes of tarter gray | N2 |
| implant a slight smile then beckon | C2 |
| from around each corner | K2 |
| Create a maze but attractive like with flower pots | G2 |
| Faint knockings behind every door A cooling breeze overhead | O2 |
| Genuine affability like an open air Swiss cottage in a summer meadow | E2 |
| The greater the false hope the greater the final squirming | S |
| Funny stuff for even Death at one remote corner of his | G2 |
| being partakes in occasional mirth why not with his | G2 |
| monopoly intact on everything else | G2 |
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