Beside The Sea Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF AAGGAA HIHIJJ KHKHAA LMNNOO APAPQQOne time he dream'd beside a sea | A |
That laid a mane of mimic stars | B |
In fondling quiet on the knee | A |
Of one tall pearl'd cliff the bars | B |
Of golden beaches upward swept | C |
Pine scented shadows seaward crept | C |
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The full moon swung her ripen'd sphere | D |
As from a vine and clouds as small | E |
As vine leaves in the opening year | D |
Kissed the large circle of her ball | E |
The stars gleamed thro' them as one sees | F |
Thro' vine leaves drift the golden bees | F |
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He dream'd beside this purple sea | A |
Low sang its tranced voice and he | A |
He knew not if the wordless strain | G |
Made prophecy of joy or pain | G |
He only knew far stretch'd that sea | A |
He knew its name Eternity | A |
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A shallop with a rainbow sail | H |
On the bright pulses of the tide | I |
Throbb'd airily a fluting gale | H |
Kiss'd the rich gilding of its side | I |
By chain of rose and myrtle fast | J |
A light sail touch'd the slender mast | J |
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A flower bright rainbow thing he said | K |
To one beside him far too frail | H |
To brave dark storms that lurk ahead | K |
To dare sharp talons of the gale | H |
Belov'd thou woulds't not forth with me | A |
In such a bark on such a sea | A |
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First tell me of its name she bent | L |
Her eyes divine and innocent | M |
On his He raised his hand above | N |
Its prow and answ'ring swore 'Tis Love | N |
Now tell she ask'd how is it built | O |
Of gold or worthless timber gilt | O |
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Of gold he said Whence named asked she | A |
The roses of her lips apart | P |
She paus'd a lily by the sea | A |
Came his swift answer From my heart | P |
She laid her light palm in his hand | Q |
Let loose the shallop from the strand | Q |
Isabella Valancy Crawford
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