I Started Early - Took My Dog Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JHKH LMNO PQRH| I started Early Took my Dog | A |
| And visited the Sea | B |
| The Mermaids in the Basement | C |
| Came out to look at me | B |
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| And Frigates in the Upper Floor | D |
| Extended Hempen Hands | E |
| Presuming Me to be a Mouse | F |
| Aground upon the Sands | E |
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| But no Man moved Me till the Tide | G |
| Went past my simple Shoe | H |
| And past my Apron and my Belt | I |
| And past my Bodice too | H |
| - | |
| And made as He would eat me up | J |
| As wholly as a Dew | H |
| Upon a Dandelion's Sleeve | K |
| And then I started too | H |
| - | |
| And He He followed close behind | L |
| I felt His Silver Heel | M |
| Upon my Ankle Then my Shoes | N |
| Would overflow with Pearl | O |
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| Until We met the Solid Town | P |
| No One He seemed to know | Q |
| And bowing with a Mighty look | R |
| At me The Sea withdrew | H |
Emily Dickinson
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