Jeremy Carlisle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGEHIJKLMNOPQK| Passer by sin beyond any sin | A |
| Is the sin of blindness of souls to other souls | B |
| And joy beyond any joy is the joy | C |
| Of having the good in you seen and seeing the good | D |
| At the miraculous moment | E |
| Here I confess to a lofty scorn | F |
| And an acrid skepticism | G |
| But do you remember the liquid that Penniwit | E |
| Poured on tintypes making them blue | H |
| With a mist like hickory smoke | I |
| Then how the picture began to clear | J |
| Till the face came forth like life | K |
| So you appeared to me neglected ones | L |
| And enemies too as I went along | M |
| With my face growing clearer to you as yours | N |
| Grew clearer to me | O |
| We were ready then to walk together | P |
| And sing in chorus and chant the dawn | Q |
| Of life that is wholly life | K |
Edgar Lee Masters
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KATHRYN HARKER: This poem is a response to Masters's numerous critics. "Blindness of souls to other souls" - the negative responses by other Poets and Critics..."having the good in you seen" - acknowledgement of the positive reviews. " lofty scorn...acrid skepticism" - his feelings of self-importance yet doubt as to the truth of the opinions. "Tintypes making them blue" - symbol of freedom and imagination. "The picture began to clear" - freed from guilt. "So you appeared to me" - as appeared in a court of law. "Neglected ones" - other disregarded Poets" and enemies . "With my face growing clearer (free from guilt) as yours grew clearer to me. "And sing in chorus" - celebrate our poetry, "and chant the dawn" - and hope for happiness and improvement - "Of life that is wholly life" - unconditional in every part.
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