The Poet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJKJ LMLM NONO PKPK QRQR STSU VSVS FWFW XKXK YQZQ| The poet in a golden clime was born | A |
| With golden stars above | B |
| Dower'd with the hate of hate the scorn of scorn | A |
| The love of love | B |
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| He saw thro' life and death thro' good and ill | C |
| He saw thro' his own soul | D |
| The marvel of the everlasting will | C |
| An open scroll | D |
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| Before him lay with echoing feet he threaded | E |
| The secretest walks of fame | F |
| The viewless arrows of his thoughts were headed | E |
| And wing'd with flame | F |
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| Like Indian reeds blown from his silver tongue | G |
| And of so fierce a flight | H |
| From Calpe unto Caucasus they sung | G |
| Filling with light | H |
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| And vagrant melodies the winds which bore | I |
| Them earthward till they lit | J |
| Then like the arrow seeds of the field flower | K |
| The fruitful wit | J |
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| Cleaving took root and springing forth anew | L |
| Where'er they fell behold | M |
| Like to the mother plant in semblance grew | L |
| A flower all gold | M |
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| And bravely furnish'd all abroad to fling | N |
| The winged shafts of truth | O |
| To throng with stately blooms the breathing spring | N |
| Of Hope and Youth | O |
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| So many minds did gird their orbs with beams | P |
| Tho' one did fling the fire | K |
| Heaven flow'd upon the soul in many dreams | P |
| Of high desire | K |
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| Thus truth was multiplied on truth the world | Q |
| Like one great garden show'd | R |
| And thro' the wreaths of floating dark up curl'd | Q |
| Rare sunrise flow'd | R |
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| And Freedom rear'd in that august sunrise | S |
| Her beautiful bold brow | T |
| When rites and forms before his burning eyes | S |
| Melted like snow | U |
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| There was no blood upon her maiden robes | V |
| Sunn'd by those orient skies | S |
| But round about the circles of the globes | V |
| Of her keen eyes | S |
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| And in her raiment's hem was traced in flame | F |
| WISDOM a name to shake | W |
| All evil dreams of power a sacred name | F |
| And when she spake | W |
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| Her words did gather thunder as they ran | X |
| And as the lightning to the thunder | K |
| Which follows it riving the spirit of man | X |
| Making earth wonder | K |
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| So was their meaning to her words No sword | Y |
| Of wrath her right arm whirl'd | Q |
| But one poor poet's scroll and with his word | Z |
| She shook the world | Q |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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