It Is You Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEFFGGHIJJKLCC MM M| It is you it is you poor better thoughts | A |
| The needful hope shame for the ancient blots | B |
| Heart's gentleness with mind's severity | C |
| And vigilance and calm and constancy | C |
| And all But slow as yet though well awake | D |
| Though sturdy shy scarce able yet to break | D |
| The spell of stifling night and heavy dreams | E |
| One comes after the other and each seems | E |
| Uncouther and all fear the moonlight cold | F |
| Thus sheep when first they issue from the fold | F |
| Come one then two then three The rest delay | G |
| With lowered heads in stupid wondering way | G |
| Waiting to do as does the one that leads | H |
| He stops they stop in turn and lay their heads | I |
| Across his back simply not knowing why | J |
| Your shepherd O my fair flock is not I | J |
| It is a better better far who knows | K |
| The reasons He that so long kept you close | L |
| But timely with His own hand set you free | C |
| Him follow light His staff And I shall be | C |
| Beneath his voice still raised to comfort you | M |
| I shall be I His faithful dog and true | M |
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| Dante Purgatorio | M |
Paul Verlaine
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