Two Preludes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD DCE CDCD A F GHGH HGH GHGH| I | A |
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| LOHENGRIN | B |
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| Love out of the depth of things | C |
| As a dewfall felt from above | D |
| From the heaven whence only springs | C |
| Love | D |
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| Love heard from the heights thereof | D |
| The clouds and the watersprings | C |
| Draws close as the clouds remove | E |
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| And the soul in it speaks and sings | C |
| A swan sweet souled as a dove | D |
| An echo that only rings | C |
| Love | D |
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| II | A |
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| TRISTAN UND ISOLDE | F |
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| Fate out of the deep sea's gloom | G |
| When a man's heart's pride grows great | H |
| And nought seems now to foredoom | G |
| Fate | H |
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| Fate laden with fears in wait | H |
| Draws close through the clouds that loom | G |
| Till the soul see all too late | H |
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| More dark than a dead world's tomb | G |
| More high than the sheer dawn's gate | H |
| More deep than the wide sea's womb | G |
| Fate | H |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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