Solitude Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFGGHHIJKKLL MM| There is in stillness oft a magic power | A |
| To calm the breast when struggling passions lower | A |
| Touch'd by its influence in the soul arise | B |
| Diviner feelings kindred with the skies | B |
| By this the Arab's kindling thoughts expand | C |
| When circling skies inclose the desert sand | C |
| For this the hermit seeks the thickest grove | D |
| To catch th' inspiring glow of heavenly love | E |
| It is not solely in the freedom given | F |
| To purify and fix the heart on heaven | F |
| There is a Spirit singing aye in air | G |
| That lifts us high above all mortal care | G |
| No mortal measure swells that mystic sound | H |
| No mortal minstrel breathes such tones around | H |
| The Angels' hymn the sovereign harmony | I |
| That guides the rolling orbs along the sky | J |
| And hence perchance the tales of saints who view'd | K |
| And heard Angelic choirs in solitude | K |
| By most unheard because the earthly din | L |
| Of toil or mirth has charms their ears to win | L |
| Alas for man he knows not of the bliss | M |
| The heaven that brightens such a life as this | M |
John Henry Newman
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Solitude poem by John Henry Newman
Best Poems of John Henry Newman