James B. Maynard Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CD EF GG HH II JJ II| His daily nightly task is o'er | A |
| He leans above his desk no more | B |
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| His pencil and his pen say not | C |
| One further word of gracious thought | D |
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| All silent is his voice yet clear | E |
| For all a grateful world to hear | F |
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| He poured abroad his human love | G |
| In opulence unmeasured of | G |
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| While in return his meek demand | H |
| The warm clasp of a neighbor hand | H |
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| In recognition of the true | I |
| World's duty that he lived to do | I |
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| So was he kin of yours and mine | J |
| So even by the hallowed sign | J |
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| Of silence which he listens to | I |
| He hears our tears as falls the dew | I |
James Whitcomb Riley
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