Reminded Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFEEEEGGHH FFFFEEE IIEJEKKJ

Beneath my window twilight madeA
Familiar mysteries of shadeA
Faint voices from the darkening downB
Were calling vaguely to the townB
Intent upon a low far gleamC
That burned upon the world's extremeC
I sat with short reprieve from griefD
And turned the volume leaf by leafD
Wherein a hand long dead had wroughtE
A million miracles of thoughtE
My fingers carelessly unclungF
The lettered pages and amongF
Them wandered witless nor divinedE
The wealth in which poor fools they minedE
The soul that should have led their questE
Was dreaming in the level westE
Where a tall tower stark and stillG
Uplifted on a distant hillG
Stood lone and passionless to claimH
Its guardian star's returning flameH
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I know not how my dream was brokeF
But suddenly my spirit wokeF
Filled with a foolish fear to lookF
Upon the hand that clove the bookF
Significantly pointing nextE
I bent attentive to the textE
And read and as I read grew oldE
The mindless words 'Poor Tom's a cold '-
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Ah me to what a subtle touchI
The brimming cup resigns its clutchI
Upon the wine Dear God is 't writE
That hearts their overburden bearJ
Of bitterness though thou permitE
The pranks of Chance alurk in nooksK
And striking coward blows from booksK
And dead hands reaching everywhereJ

Ambrose Bierce



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