If I Believe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH GIJG EKLG GMGN OPQR STEU VWGX YJZEGVA2B2 C2D2E2F2 TUG| if i believe | A |
| in death be sure | B |
| of this | C |
| it is | D |
| - | |
| because you have loved me | E |
| moon and sunset | F |
| stars and flowers | G |
| gold crescendo and silver muting | H |
| - | |
| of seatides | G |
| i trusted not | I |
| one night | J |
| when in my fingers | G |
| - | |
| drooped your shining body | E |
| when my heart | K |
| sang between your perfect | L |
| breasts | G |
| - | |
| darkness and beauty of stars | G |
| was on my mouth petals danced | M |
| against my eyes | G |
| and down | N |
| - | |
| the singing reaches of | O |
| my soul | P |
| spoke | Q |
| the green | R |
| - | |
| greeting pale | S |
| departing irrevocable | T |
| sea | E |
| i knew thee death | U |
| - | |
| and when | V |
| i have offered up each fragrant | W |
| night when all my days | G |
| shall have before a certain | X |
| - | |
| face become | Y |
| white | J |
| perfume | Z |
| only | E |
| from the ashes | G |
| then | V |
| thou wilt rise and thou | A2 |
| wilt come to her and brush | B2 |
| - | |
| the mischief from her eyes and fold | C2 |
| her | D2 |
| mouth the new | E2 |
| flower with | F2 |
| - | |
| thy unimaginable | T |
| wings where dwells the breath | U |
| of all persisting stars | G |
E. E. Cummings
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