One Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEC FGHIGIJ KLKLMNMO| One where the pale sea foamed at the yellow sand | A |
| With wave upon slowly shattering wave | B |
| Turned to the city of towers as evening fell | C |
| And slowly walked by the darkening road toward it | D |
| And saw how the towers darkened against the sky | E |
| And across the distance heard the toll of a bell | C |
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| Along the darkening road he hurried alone | F |
| With his eyes cast down | G |
| And thought how the streets were hoarse with a tide of people | H |
| With clamor of voices and numberless faces | I |
| And it seemed to him of a sudden that he would drown | G |
| Here in the quiet of evening air These empty and voiceless places | I |
| And he hurried towards the city to enter there | J |
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| Along the darkening road between tall trees | K |
| That made a sinister whisper loudly he walked | L |
| Behind him sea gulls dipped over long grey seas | K |
| Before him numberless lovers smiled and talked | L |
| And death was observed with sudden cries | M |
| And birth with laughter and pain | N |
| And the trees grew taller and blacker against the skies | M |
| And night came down again | O |
Conrad Potter Aiken
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