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A group of “Slim shadows” in this poem who “trod a saraband” also appear as “damned grotesques [making] arabesques, / Like wind upon the sand” when seen with their “mop and mow.” The question “How else but through a broken heart / May Lord Christ enter in?” appears in this poem, which begins: “He did not wear his scarlet coat, (10[1])/ For blood and wine are red.” The pseudonym C.3.3. was used to publish this six-part poem in sestets, which describes the hanging of a figure who “walked amongst the Trial Men / in a suit of shabby gray.” The claims that “the coward does it with a kiss” and “the brave man with a sword” (10[1])appear in this poem after the refrain “each man kills the thing he loves.” For 10 points, name this poem written by Oscar Wilde (10[1])after his release from the title prison. ■END■ (10[1])

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