How Many Seconds? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CC DD EE FF GG HH IIHow many seconds in a minute | A |
Sixty and no more in it | B |
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How many minutes in an hour | C |
Sixty for sun and shower | C |
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How many hours in a day | D |
Twenty four for work and play | D |
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How many days in a week | E |
Seven both to hear and speak | E |
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How many weeks in a month | F |
Four as the swift moon runn'th | F |
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How many months in a year | G |
Twelve the almanack makes clear | G |
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How many years in an age | H |
One hundred says the sage | H |
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How many ages in time | I |
No one knows the rhyme | I |
Christina Rossetti
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