Greatness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF| We can be great by helping one another | A |
| We can be loved for very simple deeds | B |
| Who has the grateful mention of a brother | A |
| Has really all the honor that he needs | B |
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| We can be famous for our works of kindness | C |
| Fame is not born alone of strength or skill | D |
| It sometimes comes from deafness and from blindness | C |
| To petty words and faults and loving still | D |
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| We can be rich in gentle smiles and sunny | E |
| A jeweled soul exceeds a royal crown | F |
| The richest men sometimes have little money | E |
| And Croesus oft's the poorest man in town | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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