De Profundis Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDDCAEEEFGGCHCHNow I am cast into the serpent pit | A |
And catching difficult breath | B |
From the writhing loathsome ceaseless stir of it | A |
The venomous whispers of curling clasping Death | B |
I lift my soul out of the pit to Thee | C |
And reaching with my soul to where Thou art | D |
Look down seeing with free heart | D |
The beast God gave my soul for company | C |
Lie with companions fit | A |
And bid with a good will | E |
The serpent fangs of ill | E |
Take their foul fill | E |
Of the foul fell it wore | F |
Though a thousand serpent heads were raised to slay | G |
A thousand twisting coils writhed where it lay | G |
There lies the beast there let it lie for me | C |
And agonize and rave | H |
For Thou has raised my soul Thy soul to Thee | C |
Thy soul dear Lord Thou hast been strong to save | H |
E. (edith) Nesbit
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