Alas! This Is Not What I Thought Life Was Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCBCDC| Alas this is not what I thought life was | A |
| I knew that there were crimes and evil men | B |
| Misery and hate nor did I hope to pass | C |
| Untouched by suffering through the rugged glen | B |
| In mine own heart I saw as in a glass | C |
| The hearts of others And when | B |
| I went among my kind with triple brass | C |
| Of calm endurance my weak breast I armed | D |
| To bear scorn fear and hate a woful mass | C |
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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