Ode To Neptune Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCDD ADEFFDD AGAGAHI| I | A |
| While raging tempests shake the shore | B |
| While lus' thunders round us roar | B |
| And sweep impetuous o'er the plain | C |
| Be still O tyrant of the main | C |
| Nor let thy brow contracted frowns betray | D |
| While my Susanna skims the wat'ry way | D |
| - | |
| II | A |
| The Pow'r propitious hears the lay | D |
| The blue ey'd daughters of the sea | E |
| With sweeter cadence glide along | F |
| And Thames responsive joins the song | F |
| Pleas'd with their notes Sol sheds benign his ray | D |
| And double radiance decks the face of day | D |
| - | |
| III | A |
| To court thee to Britannia's arms | G |
| Serene the climes and mild the sky | A |
| Her region boasts unnumber'd charms | G |
| Thy welcome smiles in ev'ry eye | A |
| Thy promise Neptune keep record my pray'r | H |
| Not give my wishes to the empty air | I |
Phillis Wheatley
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Ode To Neptune is a poem by Phillis Wheatley. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.