Oh, Thy Bright Eyes Must Answer Now Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCC DEDFF GGHII JJJKK LLLMM NNNOO PQQRS TTTCC| Oh thy bright eyes must answer now | A |
| When Reason with a scornful brow | A |
| Is mocking at my overthrow | B |
| Oh thy sweet tongue must plead for me | C |
| And tell why I have chosen thee | C |
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| Stern Reason is to judgment come | D |
| Arrayed in all her forms of gloom | E |
| Wilt thou my advocate be dumb | D |
| No radiant angel speak and say | F |
| Why I did cast the world away | F |
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| Why I have persevered to shun | G |
| The common paths that others run | G |
| And on a strange road journeyed on | H |
| Heedless alike of wealth and power | I |
| Of glory's wreath and pleasure's flower | I |
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| These once indeed seemed Beings Divine | J |
| And they perchance heard vows of mine | J |
| And saw my offerings on their shrine | J |
| But careless gifts are seldom prized | K |
| And mine were worthily despised | K |
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| So with a ready heart I swore | L |
| To seek their altar stone no more | L |
| And gave my spirit to adore | L |
| Thee ever present phantom thing | M |
| My slave my comrade and my king | M |
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| A slave because I rule thee still | N |
| Incline thee to my changeful will | N |
| And make thy influence good or ill | N |
| A comrade for by day and night | O |
| Thou art my intimate delight | O |
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| My darling pain that wounds and sears | P |
| And wrings a blessing out from tears | Q |
| By deadening me to earthly cares | Q |
| And yet a king though Prudence well | R |
| Have taught thy subject to rebel | S |
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| And am I wrong to worship where | T |
| Faith cannot doubt nor hope despair | T |
| Since my own soul can grant my prayer | T |
| Speak God of visions plead for me | C |
| And tell why I have chosen thee | C |
Emily Jane Bronta
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