Song: One Hard Look Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB DDEFFE GGHIIH JJKLLK| Small gnats that fly | A |
| In hot July | A |
| And lodge in sleeping ears | B |
| Can rouse therein | C |
| A trumpet's din | C |
| With Day of Judgement fears | B |
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| Small mice at night | D |
| Can wake more fright | D |
| Than lions at midday | E |
| An urchin small | F |
| Torments us all | F |
| Who tread his prickly way | E |
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| A straw will crack | G |
| The camel's back | G |
| To die we need but sip | H |
| So little sand | I |
| As fills the hand | I |
| Can stop a steaming ship | H |
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| One smile relieves | J |
| A heart that grieves | J |
| Though deadly sad it be | K |
| And one hard look | L |
| Can close the book | L |
| That lovers love to see | K |
Robert Graves
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