Home Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAC DEEDC FGGFC AAAAC HIIHC J| The greatest words are always solitaires | A |
| Set singly in one syllable like birth | B |
| Life love hope peace I sing the worth | B |
| Of that dear word toward which the whole world fares | A |
| I sing of home | C |
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| To make a home we should take all of love | D |
| And much of labour patience and keen joy | E |
| Then mix the elements of earth's alloy | E |
| With finer things drawn from the realms above | D |
| The spirit home | C |
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| There should be music melody and song | F |
| Beauty in every spot an open door | G |
| And generous sharing of the pleasure store | G |
| With fellow pilgrims as they pass along | F |
| Seeking for home | C |
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| Make ample room for silent friends the books | A |
| That give so much and only ask for space | A |
| Nor let Utility crowd out the vase | A |
| Which has no use save gracing by its looks | A |
| The precious home | C |
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| To narrow bounds let mirrors lend their aid | H |
| And multiply each gracious touch of art | I |
| And let the casual stranger feel the part | I |
| The great creative part that love has played | H |
| Within the home | C |
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| Here bring your best in thought | J |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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