Passing Away, Saith The World Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAAAABA AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA| Passing away saith the World passing away | A |
| Chances beauty and youth sapp'd day by day | A |
| Thy life never continueth in one stay | A |
| Is the eye waxen dim is the dark hair changing to grey | A |
| That hath won neither laurel nor bay | A |
| I shall clothe myself in Spring and bud in May | A |
| Thou root stricken shalt not rebuild thy decay | A |
| On my bosom for aye | B |
| Then I answer'd Yea | A |
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| Passing away saith my Soul passing away | A |
| With its burden of fear and hope of labour and play | A |
| Hearken what the past doth witness and say | A |
| Rust in thy gold a moth is in thine array | A |
| A canker is in thy bud thy leaf must decay | A |
| At midnight at cockcrow at morning one certain day | A |
| Lo the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay | A |
| Watch thou and pray | A |
| Then I answer'd Yea | A |
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| Passing away saith my God passing away | A |
| Winter passeth after the long delay | A |
| New grapes on the vine new figs on the tender spray | A |
| Turtle calleth turtle in Heaven's May | A |
| Though I tarry wait for Me trust Me watch and pray | A |
| Arise come away night is past and lo it is day | A |
| My love My sister My spouse thou shalt hear Me say | A |
| Then I answer'd Yea | A |
Christina Rossetti
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