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

Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGCH IBJK

A
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The Whole of it came not at onceB
'Twas Murder by degreesC
A Thrust and then for Life a chanceD
The Bliss to cauterizeE
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The Cat reprieves the MouseF
She eases from her teethG
Just long enough for Hope to teaseC
Then mashes it to deathH
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'Tis Life's award to dieI
Contenteder if onceB
Than dying half then rallyingJ
For consciouser EclipseK

Emily Dickinson



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