The Wraith Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNON| Ah me it is cold and chill | A |
| And the fire sobs low in the grate | B |
| While the wind rides by on the hill | A |
| And the logs crack sharp with hate | B |
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| And she she is cold and sad | C |
| As ever the sinful are | D |
| But deep in my heart I am glad | C |
| For my wound and the coming scar | D |
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| Oh ever the wind rides by | E |
| And ever the raindrops grieve | F |
| But a voice like a woman's sigh | E |
| Says Do you believe believe | F |
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| Ah you were warm and sweet | G |
| Sweet as the May days be | H |
| Down did I fall at your feet | G |
| Why did you hearken to me | H |
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| Oh the logs they crack and whine | I |
| And the water drops from the eaves | J |
| But it is not rain but brine | I |
| Where my dead darling grieves | J |
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| And a wraith sits by my side | K |
| A spectre grim and dark | L |
| Are you gazing here open eyed | K |
| Out to the lifeless dark | L |
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| But ever the wind rides on | M |
| And we sit close within | N |
| Out of the face of the dawn | O |
| I and my darling sin | N |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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