The Plague. A Phantasy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDDC EEFFGGHIJH| Plague's contagious murderous breath | A |
| God's strong might with terror reveals | B |
| As through the dreary valley of death | A |
| With its brotherhood fell it steals | B |
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| Fearfully throbs the anguish struck heart | C |
| Horribly quivers each nerve in the frame | D |
| Frenzy's wild laughs the torment proclaim | D |
| Howling convulsions disclose the fierce smart | C |
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| Fierce delirium writhes upon the bed | E |
| Poisonous mists hang o'er the cities dead | E |
| Men all haggard pale and wan | F |
| To the shadow realm press on | F |
| Death lies brooding in the humid air | G |
| Plague in dark graves piles up treasures fair | G |
| And its voice exultingly raises | H |
| Funeral silence churchyard calm | I |
| Rapture change to dread alarm | J |
| Thus the plague God wildly praises | H |
Friedrich Schiller
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