The Verdict Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKHLGKBKEFM NNO PQRS| An inquisition taken for the people | A |
| Of the State of Illinois here at LeRoy | B |
| County aforesaid on the th of August | C |
| Anna Domini nineteen hundred nineteen | D |
| Before me William Merival coroner | E |
| For the said County viewing here the body | F |
| Of Elenor Murray lying dead upon | G |
| The oath of six good lawful men the same | H |
| Of the said County being duly sworn | I |
| To inquire for the said people into all | J |
| The circumstances of her death the said | K |
| Elenor Murray and by whom the same | H |
| Was brought about and in what manner when | L |
| And where she came to death do say upon | G |
| Their oaths that Elenor Murray lying dead | K |
| In the office of the coroner at LeRoy | B |
| Came to her death on August th aforesaid | K |
| Upon the east shore of the Illinois River | E |
| A mile above Starved Rock from syncope | F |
| While in the company of Barrett Bays | M |
| Who held her in his arms when she was seized | N |
| And should have laid her down when she was seized | N |
| To give her heart a chance to resume its beat | O |
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| The jury signed the verdict and arose | P |
| And said good night to Merival went their way | Q |
| Next day the coroner went to Madison | R |
| To look on Arielle who had written him | S |
Edgar Lee Masters
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