The Gift Of Life Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CACA CCCC DEDE| Life is a night all dark and wild | A |
| Yet still stars shine | B |
| This moment is a star my child | A |
| Your star and mine | B |
| - | |
| Life is a desert dry and drear | C |
| Undewed unblest | A |
| This hour is an oasis dear | C |
| Here let us rest | A |
| - | |
| Life is a sea of windy spray | C |
| Cold fierce and free | C |
| An isle enchanted is to day | C |
| For you and me | C |
| - | |
| Forget night sea and desert take | D |
| The gift supreme | E |
| And of life's brief relenting make | D |
| A deathless dream | E |
Edith Nesbit
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