I Wrung My Hands Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEBF GHIH| I wrung my hands under my dark veil | A |
| Why are you pale what makes you reckless | B |
| Because I have made my loved one drunk | C |
| with an astringent sadness | B |
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| I'll never forget He went out reeling | D |
| his mouth was twisted desolate | E |
| I ran downstairs not touching the banisters | B |
| and followed him as far as the gate | F |
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| And shouted choking I meant it all | G |
| in fun Don't leave me or I'll die of pain | H |
| He smiled at me oh so calmly terribly | I |
| and said Why don't you get out of the rain | H |
Anna Akhmatova
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