De Profundis Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDDCAEEEFGGCHCH| Now 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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