Sundown Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCA DDEFD GCHHG| The summer sun is sinking low | A |
| Only the tree tops redden and glow | A |
| Only the weathercock on the spire | B |
| Of the neighboring church is a flame of fire | C |
| All is in shadow below | A |
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| O beautiful awful summer day | D |
| What hast thou given what taken away | D |
| Life and death and love and hate | E |
| Homes made happy or desolate | F |
| Hearts made sad or gay | D |
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| On the road of life one mile stone more | G |
| In the book of life one leaf turned o'er | C |
| Like a red seal is the setting sun | H |
| On the good and the evil men have done | H |
| Naught can to day restore | G |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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