Excelsior Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHIJ| If one should strive to reach a star | A |
| He would not build a ladder high | B |
| Seek foot by foot to climb so far | A |
| And step by step ascend the sky | B |
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| But he would seek the wild bird s wings | C |
| The secret of the lightning s play | D |
| Leap out upon the night s blue rings | C |
| And hail at dawn his wished for day | D |
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| I will not vainly seek to thee | E |
| By ladder steps of wealth or fame | F |
| Till some few feet below me be | E |
| The world thy distance still the same | F |
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| But I will seek that influence | G |
| By which all nature s marvels move | H |
| Till I by flash or flight from hence | I |
| Win to thee as on wings of Love | J |
Francis William Bourdillon
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