Southwark Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHIJBK LMNO P QR| I noticed a bust of Shakespeare an effigy in stone with | A |
| latticing to mirror the ages In the same cathedral a | B |
| notation commented John Harvard was baptized here | C |
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| Outside rain fell on tombstones scarcely readable | D |
| their letters frail imitations of what each man | E |
| considered important in life | F |
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| The church itself breathed renewal We learn John | G |
| Gower epic poet to the court of Richard II | H |
| worshipped here I thought of translucence then muir | I |
| and gems the wise men brought the Infant Christ | J |
| Prayer candles glowed and fell into a lap of pyre The | B |
| crypt held Edmund brother to the Bard | K |
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| A handsome altar betrayed sentiments Gray used in | L |
| his elegy to another courtyard My thoughts | M |
| continued onto nearby Tower Bridge steel and energy | N |
| dynamos before steps of the multitude released at five | O |
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| A sign read no alcohol was to be consumed on church grounds | P |
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| The very name of the place visited was poetic half | Q |
| twist of muscle more pull of silent breath | R |
Paul Cameron Brown
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