I Cried At Pity-not At Pain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FCGH IJKJ LIEE MCNC OIPI| A | |
| - | |
| I cried at Pity not at Pain | B |
| I heard a Woman say | C |
| Poor Child and something in her voice | D |
| Convicted me of me | E |
| - | |
| So long I fainted to myself | F |
| It seemed the common way | C |
| And Health and Laughter Curious things | G |
| To look at like a Toy | H |
| - | |
| To sometimes hear Rich people buy | I |
| And see the Parcel rolled | J |
| And carried I supposed to Heaven | K |
| For children made of Gold | J |
| - | |
| But not to touch or wish for | L |
| Or think of with a sigh | I |
| And so and so had been to me | E |
| Had God willed differently | E |
| - | |
| I wish I knew that Woman's name | M |
| So when she comes this way | C |
| To hold my life and hold my ears | N |
| For fear I hear her say | C |
| - | |
| She's sorry I am dead again | O |
| Just when the Grave and I | I |
| Have sobbed ourselves almost to sleep | P |
| Our only Lullaby | I |
Emily Dickinson
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