The Message Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCAAB DEFCCGGF CCHIIJKH| Send home my long stray'd eyes to me | A |
| Which O too long have dwelt on thee | A |
| Yet since there they have learn'd such ill | B |
| Such forc'd fashions | C |
| And false passions | C |
| That they be | A |
| Made by thee | A |
| Fit for no good sight keep them still | B |
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| Send home my worthless heart again | D |
| Which no unworthy thought could stain | E |
| Which if't be taught by thine | F |
| To make jestings | C |
| Of protestings | C |
| And cross both | G |
| Word and oath | G |
| Keep it for then 'tis none of mine | F |
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| Yet send me back my heart and eyes | C |
| That I may know and see thy lies | C |
| And may laugh and joy when thou | H |
| Art in anguish | I |
| And dost languish | I |
| For some one | J |
| That will non | K |
| Or prove as false as thou art now | H |
John Donne
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