The Path Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACAACCA| There are no beaten paths to Glory's height | A |
| There are no rules to compass greatness known | B |
| Each for himself must cleave a path alone | B |
| And press his own way forward in the fight | A |
| Smooth is the way to ease and calm delight | A |
| And soft the road Sloth chooseth for her own | B |
| But he who craves the flower of life full blown | B |
| Must struggle up in all his armor dight | A |
| What though the burden bear him sorely down | C |
| And crush to dust the mountain of his pride | A |
| Oh then with strong heart let him still abide | A |
| For rugged is the roadway to renown | C |
| Nor may he hope to gain the envied crown | C |
| Till he hath thrust the looming rocks aside | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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