The Fall Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBC DEED BFFB GHHG IIII JKKL MDDM LGNL OJJO| From that warm height and pure | A |
| The peak undreamed of out of heavy air | B |
| Rising to heaven more strange and rare | B |
| From that amazed brief sojourn exquisite insecure | C |
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| Fallen from thence to this | D |
| From all immortal sunk to mortal sweet | E |
| To slow gross joys from joy so fleet | E |
| Fallen to mere remembrance of unsustainable bliss | D |
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| O harsh O heavy air | B |
| Difficult endurance pain of common things | F |
| The slow sun east to westward swings | F |
| The flat faced moon climbs labouring with a senseless stare | B |
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| From that inconceivable height | G |
| O inward eyes that saw and ears that heard | H |
| Spiritual swift wings that stirred | H |
| In that warm flushing air and unendurable light | G |
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| When I was as mere down | I |
| On a swift running youthful wind uptaken | I |
| Over tall trees white mountains shaken | I |
| Into the uttermost azure lifted lifted alone | I |
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| From that peak can it be | J |
| That I am fallen fallen that was so high | K |
| Or was that truly surely I | K |
| Who is it crawls here now sad uncontentedly | L |
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| Fallen from that high content | M |
| Fool thou that wast content merely with bliss | D |
| Happy those lovers that will not kiss | D |
| Never to be fulfilled was the heart's endless passion meant | M |
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| Never on joys attainable | L |
| To linger never on easy near delight | G |
| O bitter unreached infinite | N |
| Merciful defeat availless anguish hunger unendurable | L |
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| O who shall be in longing wise | O |
| Skilled in refusal in embracing free | J |
| Glad with earth's innocent ecstasy | J |
| Yet all the uncomprehended heaven in his eyes | O |
John Freeman
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