The Answer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHGHIJIJ KLKL| I made my bed beneath the pines | A |
| Where the sea washed the sandy bars | B |
| I heard the music of the winds | C |
| And blest the aureate face of Mars | B |
| All night a lilac splendor throve | D |
| Above the heaven's shadowy verge | E |
| And in my heart the voice of love | F |
| Kept music with the dreaming surge | E |
| - | |
| A little maid was at my side | G |
| She slept I scarcely slept at all | H |
| Until toward the morning tide | G |
| A dream possessed me with its thrall | H |
| She sweetly breathed around my breast | I |
| I felt her warmth like drowsy bliss | J |
| Then came the vision of unrest | I |
| I saw your face and felt your kiss | J |
| - | |
| I woke and knew with what dismay | K |
| She read my secret and surprise | L |
| She only said Again 'tis day | K |
| How red your cheeks how bright your eyes | L |
Edgar Lee Masters
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