Who Occupies This House? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGHI JKLM NOPP QRST UVWV XYTZ BTIT| A | |
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| Who occupies this House | B |
| A Stranger I must judge | C |
| Since No one know His Circumstance | D |
| 'Tis well the name and age | E |
| - | |
| Are writ upon the Door | F |
| Or I should fear to pause | G |
| Where not so much as Honest Dog | H |
| Approach encourages | I |
| - | |
| It seems a curious Town | J |
| Some Houses very old | K |
| Some newly raised this Afternoon | L |
| Were I compelled to build | M |
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| It should not be among | N |
| Inhabitants so still | O |
| But where the Birds assemble | P |
| And Boys were possible | P |
| - | |
| Before Myself was born | Q |
| 'Twas settled so they say | R |
| A Territory for the Ghosts | S |
| And Squirrels formerly | T |
| - | |
| Until a Pioneer as | U |
| Settlers often do | V |
| Liking the quiet of the Place | W |
| Attracted more unto | V |
| - | |
| And from a Settlement | X |
| A Capital has grown | Y |
| Distinguished for the gravity | T |
| Of every Citizen | Z |
| - | |
| The Owner of this House | B |
| A Stranger He must be | T |
| Eternity's Acquaintances | I |
| Are mostly so to me | T |
Emily Dickinson
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