The Rape Of The Mist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GFGF HIHI JKJK LMLM| High o er the clouds a Sunbeam shone | A |
| And far down under him | B |
| With a subtle grace that was all her own | A |
| The Mist gleamed fair and dim | B |
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| He looked at her with burning eyes | C |
| And longed to fall at her feet | D |
| Of all sweet things there under the skies | C |
| He thought her the thing most sweet | D |
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| He had wooed oft as a Sunbeam may | E |
| Wave and blossom and flower | F |
| But never before had he felt the sway | E |
| Of a great love s mighty power | F |
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| Tall cloud mountains and vast space seas | G |
| Wind and tempest and fire | F |
| What obstacles such as these | G |
| To a heart that is filled with desire | F |
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| Boldly he trod over cloud and star | H |
| Boldly he swam through space | I |
| She caught the glow of his eyes afar | H |
| And veiled her delicate face | I |
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| He was so strong and he was so bright | J |
| And his breath was a breath of flame | K |
| The Mist grew pale with a vague strange fright | J |
| As fond yet fierce he came | K |
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| Close to his heart she was clasped and kissed | L |
| She swooned in love s alarms | M |
| And dead lay the beautiful pale faced Mist | L |
| In the Sunbeam s passionate arms | M |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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