The Golden Calf Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDDC EECFFC GGCHHC| After Heine | A |
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| Double flutes and horns resound | B |
| As they dance the idol round | B |
| Jacob's daughters madly reeling | C |
| Whirl about the golden calf | D |
| Hear them laugh | D |
| Kettledrums and laughter pealing | C |
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| Dresses tucked above their knees | E |
| Maids of noblest families | E |
| In the swift dance blindly wheeling | C |
| Circle in their wild career | F |
| Round the steer | F |
| Kettledrums and laughter pealing | C |
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| Aaron's self the guardian gray | G |
| Of the faith at last gives way | G |
| Madness all his senses stealing | C |
| Prances in his high priest's coat | H |
| Like a goat | H |
| Kettledrums and laughter pealing | C |
John Hay
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