In The Still, Star-lit Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GBHB IJKL DBMB NBIB| In the still star lit night | A |
| By the full fountain and the willow tree | B |
| I walked and not alone | C |
| A spirit walked with me | B |
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| A shade fell on the grass | D |
| Upon the water fell a deeper shade | E |
| Something the willow stirred | F |
| For to and fro it swayed | E |
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| The grass was in a quiver | G |
| The water trembled and the willow tree | B |
| Sighed softly I sighed loud | H |
| The spirit taunted me | B |
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| All the night long I walked | I |
| By the full fountain dropping icy tears | J |
| I tore the willow leaves | K |
| I tore the long green spears | L |
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| I clutched the quaking grass | D |
| And beat the rough bark of the willow tree | B |
| I shook the wreathed boughs | M |
| To make the spirit flee | B |
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| It haunted me till dawn | N |
| By the full fountain and the willow tree | B |
| For with myself I walked | I |
| How could the spirit flee | B |
Elizabeth Stoddard
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