Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCB DBBBBBB EFEFBBF B BFBB BGBGBBG| SWIFTLY walk o'er the western wave | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Spirit of Night | B |
| Out of the misty eastern cave | A |
| Where all the long and lone daylight | B |
| Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear | C |
| Which make thee terrible and dear | C |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Swift be thy flight | B |
| - | |
| Wrap thy form in a mantle grey | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Star inwrought | B |
| Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day | B |
| Kiss her until she be wearied out | B |
| Then wander o'er city and sea and land | B |
| Touching all with thine opiate wand | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Come long sought | B |
| - | |
| When I arose and saw the dawn | E |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp I sigh'd for thee | F |
| When light rode high and the dew was gone | E |
| And noon lay heavy on flower and tree | F |
| And the weary Day turn'd to his rest | B |
| Lingering like an unloved guest | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp I sigh'd for thee | F |
| - | |
| Thy brother Death came and cried | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp 'Wouldst thou me ' | - |
| Thy sweet child Sleep the filmy eyed | B |
| Murmur'd like a noontide bee | F |
| 'Shall I nestle near thy side | B |
| Wouldst thou me ' And I replied | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp 'No not thee ' | - |
| - | |
| Death will come when thou art dead | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Soon too soon | G |
| Sleep will come when thou art fled | B |
| Of neither would I ask the boon | G |
| I ask of thee beloved Night | B |
| Swift be thine approaching flight | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Come soon soon | G |
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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