'tis So Appalling—it Exhilarates Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBB BBBB BBBBCB BBDB BBEBBF| A | |
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| 'Tis so appalling mdash it exhilarates mdash | B |
| So over Horror it half Captivates mdash | B |
| The Soul stares after it secure mdash | B |
| A Sepulchre fears frost no more mdash | B |
| - | |
| To scan a Ghost is faint mdash | B |
| But grappling conquers it mdash | B |
| How easy Torment now mdash | B |
| Suspense kept sawing so mdash | B |
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| The Truth is Bald and Cold mdash | B |
| But that will hold mdash | B |
| If any are not sure mdash | B |
| We show them mdash prayer mdash | B |
| But we who know | C |
| Stop hoping now mdash | B |
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| Looking at Death is Dying mdash | B |
| Just let go the Breath mdash | B |
| And not the pillow at your Cheek | D |
| So Slumbereth mdash | B |
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| Others Can wrestle mdash | B |
| Yours is done mdash | B |
| And so of Woe bleak dreaded mdash come | E |
| It sets the Fright at liberty mdash | B |
| And Terror's free mdash | B |
| Gay Ghastly Holiday | F |
Emily Dickinson
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