Envy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDB EFAFGF HAIAJA KLGLML| He was the first always Fortune | A |
| Shone bright in his face | B |
| I fought for years with no effort | C |
| He conquered the place | B |
| We ran my feet were all beeding | D |
| But he won the race | B |
| - | |
| Spite of his many successes | E |
| Men loved him the same | F |
| My one pale ray of good fortune | A |
| Met scoffing and blame | F |
| When we erred they gave him pity | G |
| But me only shame | F |
| - | |
| My home was still in the shadow | H |
| His lay in the sun | A |
| I longed in vain what he asked for | I |
| It straightway was done | A |
| Once I staked all my heart's treasure | J |
| We played and he won | A |
| - | |
| Yes and just now I have seen him | K |
| Cold smiling and blest | L |
| Laid in his coffin God help me | G |
| While he is at rest | L |
| I am cursed still to live even | M |
| Death loved him the best | L |
Adelaide Anne Procter
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