Despondency Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRQ STUT VCWC TXIX| I have gone backward in the work | A |
| The labour has not sped | B |
| Drowsy and dark my spirit lies | C |
| Heavy and dull as lead | B |
| How can I rouse my sinking soul | D |
| From such a lethargy | E |
| How can I break these iron chains | F |
| And set my spirit free | E |
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| There have been times when I have mourned | G |
| In anguish o'er the past | H |
| And raised my suppliant hands on high | I |
| While tears fell thick and fast | H |
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| And prayed to have my sins forgiven | J |
| With such a fervent zeal | K |
| An earnest grief a strong desire | L |
| That now I cannot feel | K |
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| And vowed to trample on my sins | M |
| And called on Heaven to aid | N |
| My spirit in her firm resolves | O |
| And hear the vows I made | N |
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| And I have felt so full of love | P |
| So strong in spirit then | Q |
| As if my heart would never cool | R |
| Or wander back again | Q |
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| And yet alas how many times | S |
| My feet have gone astray | T |
| How oft have I forgot my God | U |
| How greatly fallen away | T |
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| My sins increase my love grows cold | V |
| And Hope within me dies | C |
| And Faith itself is wavering now | W |
| O how shall I arise | C |
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| I cannot weep but I can pray | T |
| Then let me not despair | X |
| Lord Jesus save me lest I die | I |
| And hear a wretch's prayer | X |
Anne Bronta
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