The Face Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK

There is a face I know too wellA
A face I dread to seeB
So vain it is so eloquentC
Of all futilityB
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It is a human face that hidesD
A monkey soul withinE
That bangs about that beats a gongF
That makes a horrid dinE
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Sometimes the monkey soul will sprawlG
Athwart the human eyesH
And peering forth will flesh its padsI
And utter social liesH
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So wretched is this face so vainJ
So empty and forlornK
You well may say that better farL
This face had not been bornK

Stevie Smith



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