Mare Rubrum Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAAAAA CAACAA| In Life's Red Sea with faith I plant my feet | A |
| And wait the sound of that sustaining word | B |
| Which long ago the men of Israel heard | B |
| When Pharaoh's host behind them fierce and fleet | A |
| Raged on consuming with revengeful heat | A |
| Why are the barrier waters still unstirred | A |
| That struggling faith may die of hope deferred | A |
| Is God not sitting in His ancient seat | A |
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| The billows swirl above my trembling limbs | C |
| And almost chill my anxious heart to doubt | A |
| And disbelief long conquered and defied | A |
| But tho' the music of my hopeful hymns | C |
| Is drowned by curses of the raging rout | A |
| No voice yet bids th' opposing waves divide | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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