A Woman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEFGGHIJJKLMN| Oh dwarfed and wronged and stained with ill | A |
| Behold thou art a woman still | A |
| And by that sacred name and dear | B |
| I bid thy better self appear | B |
| Still through thy foul disguise I see | C |
| The rudimental purity | C |
| That spite of change and loss makes good | D |
| Thy birthright claim of womanhood | D |
| An inward loathing deep intense | E |
| A shame that is half innocence | F |
| Cast off the grave clothes of thy sin | G |
| Rise from the dust thou liest in | G |
| As Mary rose at Jesus' word | H |
| Redeemed and white before the Lord | I |
| Reclairn thy lost soul In His name | J |
| Rise up and break thy bonds of shame | J |
| Art weak He 's strong Art fearful Hear | K |
| The world's O'ercomer 'Be of cheer ' | L |
| What lip shall judge when He approves | M |
| Who dare to scorn the child He loves | N |
John Greenleaf Whittier
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