How Many Seconds? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB CC DD EE FF GG HH II

How many seconds in a minuteA
Sixty and no more in itB
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How many minutes in an hourC
Sixty for sun and showerC
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How many hours in a dayD
Twenty four for work and playD
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How many days in a weekE
Seven both to hear and speakE
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How many weeks in a monthF
Four as the swift moon runn'thF
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How many months in a yearG
Twelve the almanack makes clearG
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How many years in an ageH
One hundred says the sageH
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How many ages in timeI
No one knows the rhymeI

Christina Rossetti



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