It Does Not Matter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK| It does not matter very much to me | A |
| Through what strange ways my pathway now may lead | B |
| Since I know that it runs away from thee | A |
| I give it little heed | C |
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| It does not matter if in calm or strife | D |
| There ebb or flow for me the future's tide | E |
| I had but one great longing in my life | D |
| And that has been denied | E |
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| It does not matter if I stand or fall | F |
| Or walk with kings or with the rank and file | G |
| Life's loftiest aims and best ambitions all | F |
| Were centred in thy smile | G |
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| It does not matter what the world may say | H |
| I feel no interest in its blame or praise | I |
| I only know we dwell apart to day | H |
| And shall through endless days | I |
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| It does not matter For my restless heart | J |
| Is numb to sorrow or to pleasure's touch | K |
| Since it must be that we two drift apart | J |
| Why nothing matters much | K |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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