Hysteria Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFBGEHIEJGKLM| As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved | A |
| in her laughter and being part of it until her | B |
| teeth were only accidental stars with a talent | C |
| for squad drill I was drawn in by short gasps | D |
| inhaled at each momentary recovery lost finally | E |
| in the dark caverns of her throat bruised by | F |
| the ripple of unseen muscles An elderly waiter | B |
| with trembling hands was hurriedly spreading a | G |
| pink and white checked cloth over the rusty | E |
| green iron table saying 'If the lady and | H |
| gentleman wish to take their tea in the garden | I |
| if the lady and gentleman wish to take their tea | E |
| in the garden ' I decided that if the shaking | J |
| of her breasts could be stopped some of the | G |
| fragments of the afternoon might be collected | K |
| and I concentrated my attention with careful | L |
| subtlety to this end | M |
T. S. Eliot
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