The Mystic Sea Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HIJI KLIM| The smell of the sea in my nostrils | A |
| The sound of the sea in mine ears | B |
| The touch of the spray on my burning face | C |
| Like the mist of reluctant tears | D |
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| The blue of the sky above me | E |
| The green of the waves beneath | F |
| The sun flashing down on a gray white sail | G |
| Like a scimitar from its sheath | F |
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| And ever the breaking billows | H |
| And ever the rocks' disdain | I |
| And ever a thrill in mine inmost heart | J |
| That my reason cannot explain | I |
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| So I say to my heart Be silent | K |
| The mystery of time is here | L |
| Death's way will be plain when we fathom the main | I |
| And the secret of life be clear | M |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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