The Riddle Of The Sphinx Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFH| Thou gazing face above the shifting sands | A |
| Oh turn thy tearless eyes and answer me | B |
| Will honour come to thee and to thy land | C |
| That this should be | B |
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| Those swarthy adamantine breasts of stone | D |
| Are now matured beneath thine Egypt sun | E |
| Wilt profit by this brood of iron bone | D |
| That this be done | E |
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| Oh answer me thou silent gazing face | F |
| All gifted with the wisdom of the years | G |
| These teeth of Jason will they bring thee grace | F |
| Or bring thee tears | H |
Leon Gellert
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