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