A Rebus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEED A FFGHHG A IIJKKJ| I | A |
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| A bird delicious to the taste | B |
| On which an army once did feast | C |
| Sent by an hand unseen | D |
| A creature of the horned race | E |
| Which Britain's royal standards grace | E |
| A gem of vivid green | D |
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| II | A |
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| A town of gaiety and sport | F |
| Where beaux and beauteous nymphs resort | F |
| And gallantry doth reign | G |
| A Dardan hero fam'd of old | H |
| For youth and beauty as we're told | H |
| And by a monarch slain | G |
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| III | A |
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| A peer of popular applause | I |
| Who doth our violated laws | I |
| And grievances proclaim | J |
| Th' initials show a vanquish'd town | K |
| That adds fresh glory and renown | K |
| To old Britannia's fame | J |
Phillis Wheatley
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