Words From The Wind Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DECEFGHGIHJHCKL MNI IOGOLGD| I called to the wind of the Winter | A |
| As he sped like a steed on his way | B |
| 'Oh rest for awhile on thy journey | C |
| And answer these questions I pray | B |
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| 'Who is the foe to all virtue | D |
| Who is the chieftain of crime | E |
| Who blackens the forehead of beauty | C |
| And cheateth the finger of time | E |
| Who maketh the heart to be aged | F |
| In the beautiful morning of youth | G |
| Who is the herald of sorrow | H |
| And who the assassin of Truth | G |
| Who is the help meet of Satan | I |
| The agent of regions below | H |
| Who the promoter of vices | J |
| Who loadeth the bosom with woe | H |
| Who stealeth the strength of the mighty | C |
| Who stealeth the wits of the wise | K |
| Who maketh the good and the noble | L |
| A thing that the meanest despise ' | - |
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| And the wind of the wild Winter answered | M |
| In a voice like a clarion call | N |
| ''Tis a beast legion headed a demon | I |
| Whom men christened 'King Alcohol ' | - |
| This is the help meet that Satan | I |
| Sends out from the kingdom of hell | O |
| A many faced demon who doeth | G |
| The work of the master right well | O |
| For he weaveth his web round the noble | L |
| And slayeth the soul with his breath | G |
| Ah this is the foe to all virtue | D |
| And this is the agent of death ' | - |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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