Go Away, Death! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCB ADEED AFGGF AHIIH| Go away Death | A |
| You have come too soon | B |
| To sunshine and song I but just awaken | C |
| And the dew on my heart is undried and unshaken | C |
| Come back at noon | B |
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| Go away Death | A |
| What a short reprieve | D |
| The mists of the morning have vanished I roam | E |
| Through a world bright with wonder and feel it my home | E |
| Come back at eve | D |
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| Go away Death | A |
| See it still is light | F |
| Over earth broods a quiet more blissful than glee | G |
| And the beauty of sadness lies low on the sea | G |
| Come back at night | F |
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| Come to me Death | A |
| I no more would stay | H |
| The night owl hath silenced the linnet and lark | I |
| And the wailing of wisdom sounds sad in the dark | I |
| Take me away | H |
Alfred Austin
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