The Bridegroom Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BA B C DC D E FE F G HG I| I SLEPT 'twas midnight in my bosom woke | A |
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| As though 'twere day my love o'erflowing heart | B |
| To me it seemed like night when day first broke | A |
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| What is't to me whate'er it may impart | B |
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| She was away the world's unceasing strife | C |
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| For her alone I suffer'd through the heat | D |
| Of sultry day oh what refreshing life | C |
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| At cooling eve my guerdon was complete | D |
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| The sun now set and wand'ring hand in hand | E |
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| His last and blissful look we greeted then | F |
| While spake our eyes as they each other scann'd | E |
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| From the far east let's trust he'll come again | F |
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| At midnight the bright stars in vision blest | G |
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| Guide to the threshold where she slumbers calm | H |
| Oh be it mine there too at length to rest | G |
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| Yet howsoe'er this prove life's full of charm | I |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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