The Mariner Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE CGHG IJKJ LMNM| The violet scent is sacred | A |
| Like dreams of angels bright | B |
| The hawthorn smells of passion | C |
| Told in a moonless night | B |
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| But the smell is in my nostrils | D |
| Through blossoms red or gold | E |
| Of my own green flower unfading | F |
| A bitter smell and bold | E |
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| The lily smells of pardon | C |
| The rose of mirth but mine | G |
| Smells shrewd of death and honour | H |
| And the doom of Adam's line | G |
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| The heavy scent of wine shops | I |
| Floats as I pass them by | J |
| But never a cup I quaff from | K |
| And never a house have I | J |
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| Till dropped down forty fathoms | L |
| I lie eternally | M |
| And drink from God's own goblet | N |
| The green wine of the sea | M |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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