De Profundis Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH| Oh why is heaven built so far | A |
| Oh why is earth set so remote | B |
| I cannot reach the nearest star | A |
| That hangs afloat | B |
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| I would not care to reach the moon | C |
| One round monotonous of change | D |
| Yet even she repeats her tune | C |
| Beyond my range | D |
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| I never watch the scatter'd fire | E |
| Of stars or sun's far trailing train | F |
| But all my heart is one desire | E |
| And all in vain | F |
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| For I am bound with fleshly bands | G |
| Joy beauty lie beyond my scope | H |
| I strain my heart I stretch my hands | G |
| And catch at hope | H |
Christina Rossetti
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