The Captive's Dream Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHCIJKHBLMNOPC QRBBSTB U| Methought I saw him but I knew him not | A |
| He was so changed from what he used to be | B |
| There was no redness on his woe worn cheek | C |
| No sunny smile upon his ashy lips | D |
| His hollow wandering eyes looked wild and fierce | E |
| And grief was printed on his marble brow | F |
| And O I thought he clasped his wasted hands | G |
| And raised his haggard eyes to Heaven and prayed | H |
| That he might die I had no power to speak | C |
| I thought I was allowed to see him thus | I |
| And yet I might not speak one single word | J |
| I might not even tell him that I lived | K |
| And that it might be possible if search were made | H |
| To find out where I was and set me free | B |
| O how I longed to clasp him to my heart | L |
| Or but to hold his trembling hand in mine | M |
| And speak one word of comfort to his mind | N |
| I struggled wildly but it was in vain | O |
| I could not rise from my dark dungeon floor | P |
| And the dear name I vainly strove to speak | C |
| Died in a voiceless whisper on my tongue | Q |
| Then I awoke and lo it was a dream | R |
| A dream Alas it was reality | B |
| For well I know wherever he may be | B |
| He mourns me thus O heaven I could bear | S |
| My deadly fate with calmness if there were | T |
| No kindred hearts to bleed and break for me | B |
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| Alexandrina Zenobia | U |
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