Inspiration Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG HIHI JKJK| I WANDERED in the enchanted wood | A |
| And as I wandered there I sang | B |
| A song I never understood | A |
| Though sweet the music rang | B |
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| I held a lily white and fair | C |
| Its perfume was a song divine | D |
| A song like moonlight and clear air | C |
| No rose hued cloud like mine | D |
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| Beneath pale moon and wind winged skies | E |
| My lips were dumb as one drew near | F |
| Folded warm wings across my eyes | E |
| And whispered in my ear | G |
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| He left a flame flower in my hand | H |
| And bade me sing as heretofore | I |
| The song I could not understand | H |
| But I can sing no more | I |
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| His secret seals my dumb lips fast | J |
| My lily withered 'neath his wing | K |
| But now I understand at last | J |
| The song I used to sing | K |
Edith Nesbit
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