All Sung Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG HDHD| What shall I sing when all is sung | A |
| And every tale is told | B |
| And in the world is nothing young | A |
| That was not long since old | B |
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| Why should I fret unwilling ears | C |
| With old things sung anew | D |
| While voices from the old dead years | C |
| Still go on singing too | D |
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| A dead man singing of his maid | E |
| Makes all my rhymes in vain | F |
| Yet his poor lips must fade and fade | E |
| And mine shall kiss again | G |
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| Why should I strive through weary moons | H |
| To make my music true | D |
| Only the dead men knew the tunes | H |
| The live world dances to | D |
Richard Le Gallienne
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