The Face Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK| There is a face I know too well | A |
| A face I dread to see | B |
| So vain it is so eloquent | C |
| Of all futility | B |
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| It is a human face that hides | D |
| A monkey soul within | E |
| That bangs about that beats a gong | F |
| That makes a horrid din | E |
| - | |
| Sometimes the monkey soul will sprawl | G |
| Athwart the human eyes | H |
| And peering forth will flesh its pads | I |
| And utter social lies | H |
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| So wretched is this face so vain | J |
| So empty and forlorn | K |
| You well may say that better far | L |
| This face had not been born | K |
Stevie Smith
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