Famous Rasped Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Rasped poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous rasped poems. These examples illustrate what a famous rasped poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Nine Little Goblins

...staring at.

And the first one said, as he scratched his head
 With a ***** little arm that reached out of his ear
And rasped its claws in his hair so red---
 "This is what this little arm is fer!"
 And he scratched and stared, and the next one said,
 "How on earth do you scratch your head ?"
Nine Little Gobblins

And he laughed like the screech of a rusty hinge---
 Laughed and laughed till his face grew black;
And when he clicked, with a final twinge
 Of his stifling laught...Read more of this...
by Riley, James Whitcomb


Old Pictures In Florence

...to my special grievance---heigh ho!

XXIV.

Their ghosts still stand, as I said before,
Watching each fresco flaked and rasped,
Blocked up, knocked out, or whitewashed o'er:
---No getting again what the church has grasped!
The works on the wall must take their chance;
``Works never conceded to England's thick clime!''
(I hope they prefer their inheritance
Of a bucketful of Italian quick-lime.)

XXV.

When they go at length, with such a shaking
Of heads o'er the old delusion, ...Read more of this...
by Browning, Robert

Pickthorn Manor

...fling
Vile looks and gestures back. "The ruffian!
By Christ's Death! I will split him to a span
Of hog's thongs." She grasped at his 
sleeve, "Gervase!

XXXV
What are you doing here? Put down that 
sword, That's only poor old Tony, crazed and lame.
We never notice him. With my dear Lord I ought not 
to have minded that he came.
But, Gervase, it surprises me that you Should so lack grace 
to stay here." With one hand
She held her gaping bodice to conceal Her 
breast. "I must ...Read more of this...
by Lowell, Amy

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