Reading 'hamlet' Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCD EFGH IJHK LMLN| A | |
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| The lot by the graves was a dusty hot land | B |
| The river behind blue and cool | C |
| You told me 'Well go to a convent | D |
| Or go marry a fool ' | - |
| Princes always say that being placid or fierce | E |
| But I cherish this speech short and poor | F |
| Let it flow and shine through a thousand years | G |
| Like from shoulders do mantles of fur | H |
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| And as if in wrong occasion | I |
| I said 'Thou ' else | J |
| And an easy smile of pleasure | H |
| Lit up dear face | K |
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| From such lapses told or mental | L |
| Every cheek would blaze | M |
| I love you as forty gentle | L |
| Sisters love and bless | N |
Anna Akhmatova
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