Epitaph Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEFE| Bethink poor heart what bitter kind of jest | A |
| Mad Destiny this tender stripling played | B |
| For a warm breast of maiden to his breast | A |
| She laid a slab of marble on his head | C |
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| They say through patience chalk | D |
| Becomes a ruby stone | E |
| Ah yes but by the true heart's blood | F |
| The chalk is crimson grown | E |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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