The Heron Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCCD E FGFHHI| EVENING | A |
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| As slaughter red the long creek crawls | B |
| From solitary forest walls | B |
| Out where the eve's wild glory falls | B |
| One wiry leg drowned in his breast | C |
| Neck shrunk flame gilded with the West | C |
| Stark stately he the evening wears | D |
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| NIGHT | E |
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| The whimp'ring creek breaks on the stone | F |
| The new moon came but now is gone | G |
| White tingling stars wink out alone | F |
| Lank specter of wet windy lands | H |
| The melancholy heron stands | H |
| Then clamoring dives into the stars | I |
Madison Julius Cawein
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