"a Wounded Deer Leaps Highest," Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HIJK| A wounded deer leaps highest | A |
| I've heard the hunter tell | B |
| 'T is but the ecstasy of death | C |
| And then the brake is still | D |
| - | |
| The smitten rock that gushes | E |
| The trampled steel that springs | F |
| A cheek is always redder | G |
| Just where the hectic stings | F |
| - | |
| Mirth is the mail of anguish | H |
| In which it cautions arm | I |
| Lest anybody spy the blood | J |
| And You're hurt exclaim | K |
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
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