Upon M. Ben. Jonson. Epig Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBBCCDDEEFFBBBBGG| After the rare arch poet Jonson died | A |
| The sock grew loathsome and the buskin's pride | A |
| Together with the stage's glory stood | B |
| Each like a poor and pitied widowhood | B |
| The cirque profan'd was and all postures rack'd | B |
| For men did strut and stride and stare not act | B |
| Then temper flew from words and men did squeak | C |
| Look red and blow and bluster but not speak | C |
| No holy rage or frantic fires did stir | D |
| Or flash about the spacious theatre | D |
| No clap of hands or shout or praise's proof | E |
| Did crack the play house sides or cleave her roof | E |
| Artless the scene was and that monstrous sin | F |
| Of deep and arrant ignorance came in | F |
| Such ignorance as theirs was who once hiss'd | B |
| At thy unequall'd play the Alchemist | B |
| Oh fie upon 'em Lastly too all wit | B |
| In utter darkness did and still will sit | B |
| Sleeping the luckless age out till that she | G |
| Her resurrection has again with thee | G |
Robert Herrick
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