Sonnets Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFGHH IJIJ KLKL MNMNOO| The dart the beams the sting so strong I prove | A |
| Which my chief part doth pass through parch and tie | B |
| That of the stroke the heat and knot of love | C |
| Wounded inflamed knit to the death I die | B |
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| Hardened and cold far from affection's snare | D |
| Was once my mind my temper and my life | E |
| While I that sight desire and vow forbare | D |
| Which to avoid quench lose nought boasted strife | E |
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| Yet will not I grief ashes thraldom change | F |
| For others' ease their fruit or free estate | G |
| So brave a shot dear fire and beauty strange | F |
| Bid me pierce burn and bind long time and late | G |
| And in my wounds my flames and bonds I find | H |
| A salve fresh air and bright contented mind | H |
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| Virtue beauty and speech did strike wound charm | I |
| My heart eyes ears with wonder love delight | J |
| First second last did bind enforce and arm | I |
| His works shows suits with wit grace and vows' might | J |
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| Thus honour liking trust much far and deep | K |
| Held pierced possessed my judgment sense and will | L |
| Till wrongs contempt deceit did grow steal creep | K |
| Bands favour faith to break defile and kill | L |
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| Then grief unkindness proof took kindled taught | M |
| Well grounded noble due spite rage disdain | N |
| But ah alas in vain my mind sight thought | M |
| Doth him his face his words leave shun refrain | N |
| For nothing time nor place can loose quench ease | O |
| Mine own embraced sought knot fire disease | O |
Philip Sidney (sir)
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