Ernestness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A B A B C A A B D E F D E F

The hurry of the times affects us soA
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In this swift rushing hour we crowd and pressB
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And thrust each other backward as we goA
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And do not pause to lay sufficient stressB
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Upon that good strong true word EarnestnessC
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In our impetuous haste could we but knowA
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Its full deep meaning its vast import ohA
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Then might we grasp the secret of successB
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In that receding age when men were greatD
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The bone and sinew of their purpose layE
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In this one word God likes an earnest soulF
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Too earnest to be eager Soon or lateD
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It leaves the spent horde breathless by the wayE
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And stands serene triumphant at the goalF

Ella Wheeler Wilcox



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