Femina Contra Mundum Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKL LMN| The sun was black with judgment and the moon | A |
| Blood but between | B |
| I saw a man stand saying 'To me at least | C |
| The grass is green | B |
| - | |
| 'There was no star that I forgot to fear | D |
| With love and wonder | E |
| The birds have loved me' but no answer came | F |
| Only the thunder | E |
| - | |
| Once more the man stood saying 'A cottage door | G |
| Wherethrough I gazed | H |
| That instant as I turned yea I am vile | I |
| Yet my eyes blazed | H |
| - | |
| 'For I had weighed the mountains in a balance | J |
| And the skies in a scale | K |
| I come to sell the stars old lamps for new | L |
| Old stars for sale ' | - |
| - | |
| Then a calm voice fell all the thunder through | L |
| A tone less rough | M |
| 'Thou hast begun to love one of my works | N |
| Almost enough ' | - |
G. K. Chesterton
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