The Whole Of It Came Not At Once Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BBBB CDBB BBEB

A
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The Whole of it came not at once mdashB
'Twas Murder by degrees mdashB
A Thrust mdash and then for Life a chance mdashB
The Bliss to cauterize mdashB
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The Cat reprieves the MouseC
She eases from her teethD
Just long enough for Hope to tease mdashB
Then mashes it to death mdashB
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'Tis Life's award mdash to die mdashB
Contenteder if once mdashB
Than dying half mdash then rallyingE
For consciouser Eclipse mdashB

Emily Dickinson



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