Love's Phases Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAA CBCBCC BDBDBB EFEFFF| Love hath the wings of the butterfly | A |
| Oh clasp him but gently | B |
| Pausing and dipping and fluttering by | A |
| Inconsequently | B |
| Stir not his poise with the breath of a sigh | A |
| Love hath the wings of the butterfly | A |
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| Love hath the wings of the eagle bold | C |
| Cling to him strongly | B |
| What if the look of the world be cold | C |
| And life go wrongly | B |
| Rest on his pinions for broad is their fold | C |
| Love hath the wings of the eagle bold | C |
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| Love hath the voice of the nightingale | B |
| Hearken his trilling | D |
| List to his song when the moonlight is pale | B |
| Passionate thrilling | D |
| Cherish the lay ere the lilt of it fail | B |
| Love hath the voice of the nightingale | B |
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| Love hath the voice of the storm at night | E |
| Wildly defiant | F |
| Hear him and yield up your soul to his might | E |
| Tenderly pliant | F |
| None shall regret him who heed him aright | F |
| Love hath the voice of the storm at night | F |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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