Shakespeare's Kingdom Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH HJKJ LHHH| When Shakespeare came to London | A |
| He met no shouting throngs | B |
| He carried in his knapsack | C |
| A scroll of quiet songs | B |
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| No proud heraldic trumpet | D |
| Acclaimed him on his way | E |
| Their court and camp have perished | F |
| The songs live on for ay | E |
| - | |
| Nobody saw or heard them | G |
| But all around him there | H |
| Spirits of light and music | I |
| Went treading the April air | H |
| - | |
| He passed like any pedlar | H |
| Yet he had wealth untold | J |
| The galleons of th' armada | K |
| Could not contain his gold | J |
| - | |
| The kings rode on to darkness | L |
| In England's conquering hour | H |
| Unseen arrived her splendour | H |
| Unknown her conquering power | H |
Alfred Noyes
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