Discipline Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HIHI JKLK MNOP QRSR ABAB| Throw away thy rod | A |
| Throw away thy wrath | B |
| O my God | A |
| Take the gentle path | B |
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| For my heart's desire | C |
| Unto thine is bent | D |
| I aspire | E |
| To a full consent | D |
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| Not a word or look | F |
| I affect to own | G |
| But by book | F |
| And thy book alone | G |
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| Though I fail I weep | H |
| Though I halt in pace | I |
| Yet I creep | H |
| To the throne of grace | I |
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| Then let wrath remove | J |
| Love will do the deed | K |
| For with love | L |
| Stony hearts will bleed | K |
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| Love is swift of foot | M |
| Love's a man of war | N |
| And can shoot | O |
| And can hit from far | P |
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| Who can 'scape his bow | Q |
| That which wrought on thee | R |
| Brought thee low | S |
| Needs must work on me | R |
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| Throw away they rod | A |
| Though man frailties hath | B |
| Thou art God | A |
| Throw away thy wrath | B |
George Herbert
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