Sonnet Xxi: Why Do I Live Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBABCBCBC| Why do I live to loath the cheerful day | A |
| To shun the smiles of Fame and mark the hours | B |
| On tardy pinions move while ceaseless show'rs | B |
| Down my wan cheek in lucid currents stray | A |
| My tresses all abound nor gems display | A |
| Nor scents Arabian on my path no flow'rs | B |
| Imbibe the morn's resuscitating pow'rs | B |
| For one blank sorrow saddens all my way | A |
| As slow the radiant Sun of reason rose | B |
| Through tears my dying parents saw it shine | C |
| A brother's frailties swell'd the tide of woes | B |
| And keener far maternal griefs were mine | C |
| Phaon if soon these weary eyes shall close | B |
| Oh must that task that mournful task be thine | C |
Mary Darby Robinson
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