Off Rough Point Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHIH JAJA| We sat at twilight nigh the sea | A |
| The fog hung gray and weird | B |
| Through the thick film uncannily | A |
| The broken moon appeared | B |
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| We heard the billows crack and plunge | C |
| We saw nor waves nor ships | D |
| Earth sucked the vapors like a sponge | C |
| The salt spray wet our lips | D |
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| Closer the woof of white mist drew | E |
| Before behind beside | F |
| How could that phantom moon break through | E |
| Above that shrouded tide | F |
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| The roaring waters filled the ear | G |
| A white blank foiled the sight | H |
| Close gathering shadows near more near | I |
| Brought the blind awful night | H |
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| O friends who passed unseen unknown | J |
| O dashing troubled sea | A |
| Still stand we on a rock alone | J |
| Walled round by mystery | A |
Emma Lazarus
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