Abou Ben Adhem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGG HHII| Abou Ben Adhem may his tribe increase | A |
| Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace | A |
| And saw within the moonlight in his room | B |
| Making it rich and like a lily in bloom | B |
| An angel writing in a book of gold | C |
| Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold | C |
| And to the Presence in the room he said | D |
| What writest thou The vision raised its head | D |
| And with a look made of all sweet accord | E |
| Answered The names of those who love the Lord | E |
| And is mine one said Abou Nay not so | F |
| Replied the angel Abou spoke more low | F |
| But cheerly still and said I pray thee then | G |
| Write me as one that loves his fellow men | G |
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| The angel wrote and vanished The next night | H |
| It came again with a great wakening light | H |
| And showed the names whom love of God had blessed | I |
| And lo Ben Adhem's name led all the rest | I |
James Henry Leigh Hunt
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