Tribute To Oliver Wendell Holmes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEFF GGHDDH IIJKKJ LLHMMN OOCPPC| Thou metamorphic god | A |
| Who mak'st the straight Olympus thy abode | B |
| Hermes to subtle laughter moving | C |
| Apollo with serener loving | C |
| Thou demi god also | D |
| Who dost all the powers of healing know | D |
| Thou hero who dost wield | E |
| The golden sword and shield | E |
| Shield of a comprehensive mind | F |
| And sword to wound the foes of human kind | F |
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| Thou man of noble mould | G |
| Whose metal grows not cold | G |
| Beneath the hammer of the hurrying years | H |
| A fiery breath doth blow | D |
| Across its fervid glow | D |
| And still its resonance delights our ears | H |
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| Loved of thy brilliant mates | I |
| Relinquished to the fates | I |
| Whose spirit music used to chime with thine | J |
| Transfigured in our sight | K |
| Not quenched in death's dark night | K |
| They hold thee in companionship divine | J |
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| O autocratic muse | L |
| Soul rainbow of all hues | L |
| Packed full of service are thy bygone years | H |
| Thy winged steed doth fly | M |
| Across the starry sky | M |
| Bearing the lowly burthens of thy tears | N |
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| I try this little leap | O |
| Wishing that from the deep | O |
| I might some pearl of song adventurous bring | C |
| Despairing here I stop | P |
| And my poor offering drop | P |
| Why stammer I when thou art here to sing | C |
Julia Ward Howe
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