I Have A Page Of Loyal-renown (verse Xi) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDDC EFFG HIIH JKKL| I have a page of loyal renown | A |
| Who bends to all my desires | B |
| Takes care of me never tires | B |
| Cleans and shines my laurel clown | A |
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| My page excels at his job | C |
| He will neither eat nor sleep | D |
| And writhes in pain when I keep | D |
| Long hours at work or sob | C |
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| When I leave the scoundrel dashes | E |
| And in my pocket appears | F |
| When I return the dolt nears | F |
| To offer a cup of ashes | G |
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| When I wake at crack of dawn | H |
| He's up and beside my bed | I |
| When I write the blood he's shed | I |
| Into my inkwell is drawn | H |
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| My page I can always count on | J |
| Though he rattles as he walks | K |
| Chills and warms the one he stalks | K |
| My page is a skeleton | L |
Jose Marti
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