Extinguish Thou My Eyes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA ABCDA C| Extinguish Thou my eyes I still can see Thee | A |
| deprive my ears of sound I still can hear Thee | A |
| and without feet I still can come to Thee | A |
| and without voice I still can call to Thee | A |
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| Sever my arms from me I still will hold Thee | A |
| with all my heart as with a single hand | B |
| arrest my heart my brain will keep on beating | C |
| and Should Thy fire at last my brain consume | D |
| the flowing of my blood will carry Thee | A |
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| Translated by Albert Ernest Flemming | C |
Rainer Maria Rilke
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