Too Late Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBADDA AEBEAFGA AHIHAJJA AKELAMMA| How should I know | A |
| That day when first we met | B |
| I Would be a day | C |
| I never can forget | B |
| And yet 'tis so | A |
| That clasp of hands that made my heartstrings thrill | D |
| Would not die out but keeps vibrating still | D |
| How should I know | A |
| - | |
| How should I know | A |
| That those bright eyes of thine | E |
| Would haunt me yet | B |
| And through Grief's dark cloud shine | E |
| With that same glow | A |
| That thy sweet smile so full of trust and love | F |
| Should beaming still a priceless solace prove | G |
| How should I know | A |
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| How should I know | A |
| That one so good and fair | H |
| Would condescend | I |
| To spare a thought or care | H |
| For one so low | A |
| I dared not hope such bliss could be in store | J |
| How dare I who had known no love before | J |
| How should I know | A |
| - | |
| But now I know | A |
| Too late alas the prize | K |
| Can ne'er be mine | E |
| Yet do I hug the pain | L |
| And bless the blow | A |
| Knowing I love and am loved in return | M |
| Is bliss undying whilst Life's lamp shall burn | M |
| Yes now I know | A |
John Hartley
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