The Last Supper Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCB AA ABABDDDB AA ABAABEEB AA| Marie Vaux of the Painted Lips | A |
| And the mouth so mocking gay | B |
| A wanton you to the finger tips | A |
| Who break men's hearts in play | B |
| A thing of dust I have striven for | C |
| Honour and manhood given for | C |
| Headlong to ruin driven for | C |
| And this is the last you say | B |
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| Drinking your wine with dainty sips | A |
| Marie Vaux of the Painted Lips | A |
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| Marie Vaux of the Painted Lips | A |
| ong have you held your sway | B |
| I have laughed at your merry quips | A |
| Now is my time to pay | B |
| What we sow we must reap again | D |
| When we laugh we must weep again | D |
| So to night we will sleep again | D |
| Nor wake until Judgement Day | B |
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| 'Tis a poisoned wine that your palate lips | A |
| Marie Vaux of the Painted Lips | A |
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| Marie Vaux of the Painted Lips | A |
| Down on your knees and pray | B |
| Pray your last ere the moment slips | A |
| Pray ere the dark and the terror grips | A |
| And the bright world fades away | B |
| Pray for the peace and the rest of us | E |
| Here comes the Shape in quest of us | E |
| Now we must go away | B |
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| You and I in the grave's eclipse | A |
| Marie Vaux of the painted Lips | A |
Robert William Service
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