The Gates Ajar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGEE BBHH BBII AABB| A good kind man who knew no malice | A |
| Happy with wife and daughter Alice | A |
| More precious far to him than gold | B |
| His little darling six years old | B |
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| True nobleman with many friends | C |
| His career too soon it ends | C |
| The casket friends enshrined with flowers | D |
| While soul had fled to heavenly bowers | D |
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| The wreaths were lovely but the star | E |
| Admired by all was gates ajar | E |
| The widow led her little girl | F |
| To where death his dart did hurl | F |
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| And stricken her poor father down | G |
| But child exclaimed he's won the crown | G |
| And he will watch for me afar | E |
| And keep for me the gates ajar | E |
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| And when we cross the crystal fount | B |
| He will point out the heavenly mount | B |
| Here neither sun nor moon doth shine | H |
| Lighted with radiance all divine | H |
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| For I know well for me he'll wait | B |
| Anxious at the pearly gate | B |
| For I would fear to view alone | I |
| The glories of the heavenly throne | I |
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| Pa will admit his little Alice | A |
| Safe into the heavenly palace | A |
| And glories to me will unfold | B |
| As we tread the streets of gold | B |
James Mcintyre
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