Helen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBB CDADDD DDDDDD EFEFFF| Heaped in raven loops and masses | A |
| Over temples smooth and fair | B |
| Have you marked it as she passes | A |
| Gleam and shadow mingled there | B |
| Braided strands of midnight air | B |
| Helen's hair | B |
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| Deep with dreams and starry mazes | C |
| Of the thought that in them lies | D |
| Have you seen them as she raises | A |
| Them in gladness or surprise | D |
| Two gray gleams of daybreak skies | D |
| Helen's eyes | D |
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| Moist with dew and honied wafters | D |
| Of a music sweet that slips | D |
| Have you marked them brimmed with laughter's | D |
| Song and sunshine to their tips | D |
| Rose buds whence the fragrance drips | D |
| Helen's lips | D |
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| He who sees her needs must love her | E |
| But beware avoid love's dart | F |
| He who loves her must discover | E |
| Nature overlooked one part | F |
| In this masterpiece of art | F |
| Helen's heart | F |
Madison Julius Cawein
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