Loss And Gain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBC ADDC AEEC| When I compare | A |
| What I have lost with what I have gained | B |
| What I have missed with what attained | B |
| Little room do I find for pride | C |
| - | |
| I am aware | A |
| How many days have been idly spent | D |
| How like an arrow the good intent | D |
| Has fallen short or been turned aside | C |
| - | |
| But who shall dare | A |
| To measure loss and gain in this wise | E |
| Defeat may be victory in disguise | E |
| The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide | C |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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