Dirge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAB CDCDCD EFGFGF HIHIHD| WHAT shall her silence keep | A |
| Under the sun | B |
| Here where the willows weep | A |
| And waters run | B |
| Here where she lies asleep | A |
| And all is done | B |
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| Lights when the tree top swings | C |
| Scents that are sown | D |
| Sounds of the wood bird's wings | C |
| And the bee's drone | D |
| These be her comfortings | C |
| Under the stone | D |
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| What shall watch o'er her here | E |
| When day is fled | F |
| Here when the night is near | G |
| And skies are red | F |
| Here where she lieth dear | G |
| And young and dead | F |
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| Shadows and winds that spill | H |
| Dew and the tune | I |
| Of the wild whippoorwill | H |
| And the white moon | I |
| These be the watchers still | H |
| Over her stone | D |
Madison Julius Cawein
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