Diffidence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABBCBDEEDDE| I cannot deck my thought in proud attire | A |
| Or make it fit for thee in any dress | B |
| Or sing to thee the songs of thy desire | A |
| In summer's heat or by the winter's fire | A |
| Or give thee cause to comfort or to bless | B |
| For I have scann'd mine own unworthiness | B |
| And well I know the weakness of the lyre | C |
| Which I have striven to sway to thy caress | B |
| Yet must I quell my tears and calm the smart | D |
| Of my vext soul and steadfastly emerge | E |
| From lonesome thoughts as from the tempest's surge | E |
| I must control the beating of my heart | D |
| And bid false pride be gone who with his art | D |
| Has press'd too long a suit I dare not urge | E |
Eric Mackay
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