I Do Not Love Thee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CACA DEFG HIHI JKJK| I do not love thee no I do not love thee | A |
| And yet when thou art absent I am sad | B |
| And envy even the bright blue sky above thee | A |
| Whose quiet stars may see thee and be glad | B |
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| I do not love thee yet I know not why | C |
| Whate'er thou dost seems still well done to me | A |
| And often in my solitude I sigh | C |
| That those I do love are not more like thee | A |
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| I do not love thee yet when thou art gone | D |
| I hate the sound though those who speak be dear | E |
| Which breaks the lingering echo of the tone | F |
| Thy voice of music leaves upon my ear | G |
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| I do not love thee yet thy speaking eyes | H |
| With their deep bright and most expressive blue | I |
| Between me and the midnight heaven arise | H |
| Oftener than any eyes I ever knew | I |
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| I know I do not love thee yet alas | J |
| Others will scarcely trust my candid heart | K |
| And oft I catch them smiling as they pass | J |
| Because they see me gazing where thou art | K |
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
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