The Deluge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJEGE KLMLNKOK| Though giant rains put out the sun | A |
| Here stand I for a sign | B |
| Though earth be filled with waters dark | C |
| My cup is filled with wine | B |
| Tell to the trembling priests that here | D |
| Under the deluge rod | E |
| One nameless tattered broken man | F |
| Stood up and drank to God | E |
| - | |
| Sun has been where the rain is now | G |
| Bees in the heat to hum | H |
| Haply a humming maiden came | I |
| Now let the deluge come | H |
| Brown of aureole green of garb | J |
| Straight as a golden rod | E |
| Drink to the throne of thunder now | G |
| Drink to the wrath of God | E |
| - | |
| High in the wreck I held the cup | K |
| I clutched my rusty sword | L |
| I cocked my tattered feather | M |
| To the glory of the Lord | L |
| Not undone were the heaven and earth | N |
| This hollow world thrown up | K |
| Before one man had stood up straight | O |
| And drained it like a cup | K |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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