A Test Of Love Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDED FGF HCH IJIJECEC| 'Now who shall say he loves me not ' | A |
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| He wooed her first in an atmosphere | B |
| Of tender and low breathed sighs | C |
| But the pang of her laugh went cutting clear | B |
| To the soul of the enterprise | C |
| 'You beg so pert for the kiss you seek | D |
| It reminds me John ' she said | E |
| 'Of a poodle pet that jumps to 'speak' | D |
| For a crumb or a crust of bread ' | - |
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| And flashing up with the blush that flushed | F |
| His face like a tableau light | G |
| Came a bitter threat that his white lips hushed | F |
| To a chill hoarse voiced 'Good night ' | - |
| And again her laugh like a knell that tolled | H |
| And a wide eyed mock surprise | C |
| 'Why John ' she said 'you have taken cold | H |
| In the chill air of your sighs ' | - |
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| And then he turned and with teeth tight clenched | I |
| He told her he hated her | J |
| That his love for her from his heart he wrenched | I |
| Like a corpse from a sepulcher | J |
| And then she called him 'a ghoul all red | E |
| With the quintessence of crimes' | C |
| 'But I know you love me now ' she said | E |
| And kissed him a hundred times | C |
James Whitcomb Riley
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