Oh, That 'twere Possible! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BACD EFGH IJKJLK DDEDMD| With apologies to Lord Tennyson | A |
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| The grant of suffrage to women is repugnant to instincts that strike | B |
| their roots deep in the order of nature It runs counter to human | A |
| reason it flouts the teachings of experience and the admonitions of | C |
| common sense N Y Times Feb | D |
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| Oh that 'twere possible | E |
| After those words inane | F |
| For me to read The Times | G |
| Ever again | H |
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| When I was wont to read it | I |
| In the early morning hours | J |
| In a mood 'twixt wrath and mirth | K |
| I exclaimed Alas Ye Powers | J |
| These ideas are fainter quainter | L |
| Than anything on earth | K |
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| A paper's laid before me | D |
| Not thou not like to thee | D |
| Dear me if it were possible | E |
| The Times should ever see | D |
| How very far the times have moved | M |
| Spelt with a little t | D |
Alice Duer Miller
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