Retrospect Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HIJK LMNO PQRQ SQTQ| 'T was just this time last year I died | A |
| I know I heard the corn | B |
| When I was carried by the farms | C |
| It had the tassels on | D |
| - | |
| I thought how yellow it would look | E |
| When Richard went to mill | F |
| And then I wanted to get out | G |
| But something held my will | F |
| - | |
| I thought just how red apples wedged | H |
| The stubble's joints between | I |
| And carts went stooping round the fields | J |
| To take the pumpkins in | K |
| - | |
| I wondered which would miss me least | L |
| And when Thanksgiving came | M |
| If father'd multiply the plates | N |
| To make an even sum | O |
| - | |
| And if my stocking hung too high | P |
| Would it blur the Christmas glee | Q |
| That not a Santa Claus could reach | R |
| The altitude of me | Q |
| - | |
| But this sort grieved myself and so | S |
| I thought how it would be | Q |
| When just this time some perfect year | T |
| Themselves should come to me | Q |
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Retrospect
Retrospect is a poem by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Retrospect poem by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Best Poems of Emily Elizabeth Dickinson