Night (twilight) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKJLJ MN| Twilight dim and gray | A |
| The last red rays of the sun | B |
| And slowly dieth the day | A |
| Its work is done | B |
| Darkness cometh on apace | C |
| The shadows into darkness merge | D |
| All is black before thy face | C |
| All things the night doth purge | D |
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| Darkness and the stillness of the tomb | E |
| Thou canst feel an oppressing weight | F |
| Suddenly the yellow moon doth loom | E |
| Like the impending hand of fate | F |
| The second day hath come | G |
| The night in silver light | H |
| Is bathed Nature sticken dumb | G |
| Is silent all the night | H |
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| Blacker seem the shadows dark | I |
| In contrast with the silver gleam | J |
| The trees stand gaunt and stark | I |
| Like spectres in a dream | J |
| And over all the silver pall | K |
| The bright and silent beam | J |
| Shining on illuminating all | L |
| The hills the woods the silent stream | J |
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| The yellow ball on the water shines | M |
| The shadows dance in a sudden breeze | N |
Clark Ashton Smith
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