To Longfellow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAC DEFE GHIH JJKJ LMNM OPGP QGRG QSES TPUP VDWD XYUY ZGA2G B2 C2D2 X E2| The crown of stars is broken in parts | A |
| Its jewels brighter than the day | B |
| Have one by one been stolen away | B |
| To shine in other homes and hearts | A |
| Hanging of the Crane | C |
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| Each poem is a star that shines | D |
| Within your crown of light | E |
| Each jeweled thought a fadeless gem | F |
| That dims the stars of night | E |
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| A flower here and there so sweet | G |
| Its fragrance fills the earth | H |
| Is woven in among the gems | I |
| Of proud immortal birth | H |
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| Each wee Forget me not hath eyes | J |
| As blue as yonder skies | J |
| To tell the world each song of thine | K |
| Is one that never dies | J |
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| The purple pansies stained with gold | L |
| The roses royal red | M |
| In softened splendor shadow forth | N |
| The truths thy life hath said | M |
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| Oh would the earth were filled with flowers | O |
| To crown thee poet king | P |
| And all the world unto thy feet | G |
| Its wealth of love could fling | P |
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| And would I were one lowly flower | Q |
| That fell beneath thy feet | G |
| That even in dying I might win | R |
| One verse of music sweet | G |
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| The poet heart doth hold the power | Q |
| To thrill the hearts of men | S |
| And though the chain is broken quite | E |
| It joins the links again | S |
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| No hand like thine can sweep the chords | T |
| No heart like thine can sing | P |
| The poet world is full of song | U |
| And thou alone art king | P |
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| Oh would my eyes could see thy face | V |
| On which the glory shines | D |
| And would my soul could trace the thought | W |
| That lies between the lines | D |
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| But though my eyes may never see | X |
| My heart will worship still | Y |
| And at the fountain of thy song | U |
| My soul will drink its fill | Y |
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| Thy crown of stars will never break | Z |
| Its circle is complete | G |
| And yet each heart some gem will keep | A2 |
| To make its life more sweet | G |
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| The following autograph letter was received from the poet | B2 |
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| Dear Miss Sherrick I am much pleased and touched by the graceful and beautiful tribute you have paid me in your poem I beg you to accept my best thanks for these kind words and for the friendly expressions of your letter which I have left too long unanswered | C2 |
| Pardon the delay and believe me with great regard | D2 |
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| Yours sincerely | X |
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| Henry W Longfellow | E2 |
Fannie Isabelle Sherrick
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