The Malay'took The Pearl Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEF GGGGG HHII

A
-
The Malay took the PearlB
Not I the EarlB
I feared the Sea too muchC
Unsanctified to touchC
-
Praying that I might beD
Worthy the DestinyD
The Swarthy fellow swamE
And bore my Jewel HomeF
-
Home to the Hut What lotG
Had I the Jewel gotG
Borne on a Dusky BreastyG
I had not deemed a VestG
Of Amber fitG
-
The Negro never knewH
I wooed it tooH
To gain or be undoneI
Alike to Him OneI

Emily Dickinson



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