How Thought You That This Thing Could Captivate? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAACCA ADAAEA| How thought you that this thing could captivate | A |
| What are those graces that could make her dear | B |
| Who is not worth the notice of a sneer | B |
| To rouse the vapid devil of her hate | A |
| A speech conventional so void of weight | A |
| That after it has buzzed about one's ear | C |
| 'Twere rich refreshment for a week to hear | C |
| The dentist babble or the barber prate | A |
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| A hand displayed with many a little art | A |
| An eye that glances on her neighbor's dress | D |
| A foot too often shown for my regard | A |
| An angel's form a waiting woman's heart | A |
| A perfect featured face expressionless | E |
| Insipid as the Queen upon a card | A |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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