The Heights Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDB EEFF GGHH I JKK A L MA| I cried 'Dear Angel lead me to the heights | A |
| And spur me to the top ' | B |
| The Angel answered 'Stop | C |
| And set thy house in order make it fair | D |
| For absent ones who may be speeding there | D |
| Then will we talk of heights ' | B |
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| I put my house in order 'Now lead on ' | - |
| The Angel said 'Not yet | E |
| Thy garden is beset | E |
| By thorns and tares go weed it so all those | F |
| Who come to gaze may find the unvexed rose | F |
| Then will we journey on ' | - |
| - | |
| I weeded well my garden 'All is done ' | - |
| The Angel shook his head | G |
| 'A beggar stands ' he said | G |
| 'Outside thy gates till thou hast given heed | H |
| And soothed his sorrow and supplied his need | H |
| Say not that all is done ' | - |
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| The beggar left me singing 'Now at last | I |
| At last the path is clear ' | - |
| 'Nay there is one draws near | J |
| Who seeks like thee the difficult highway | K |
| He lacks thy courage cheer him through the day | K |
| Then will we cry At last ' | - |
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| I helped my weaker brother 'Now the heights | A |
| Oh Guide me Angel guide ' | - |
| The Presence at my side | L |
| With radiant face said 'Look where are we now ' | - |
| And lo we stood upon the mountain's brow | M |
| The heights the shining heights | A |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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