L-inconnue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DADAEE FGFGHH| Is thy name Mary maiden fair | A |
| Such should methinks its music be | B |
| The sweetest name that mortals bear | A |
| Were best befitting thee | B |
| And she to whom it once was given | C |
| Was half of earth and half of heaven | C |
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| I hear thy voice I see thy smile | D |
| I look upon thy folded hair | A |
| Ah while we dream not they beguile | D |
| Our hearts are in the snare | A |
| And she who chains a wild bird's wing | E |
| Must start not if her captive sing | E |
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| So lady take the leaf that falls | F |
| To all but thee unseen unknown | G |
| When evening shades thy silent walls | F |
| Then read it all alone | G |
| In stillness read in darkness seal | H |
| Forget despise but not reveal | H |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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