Reminiscence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DBEB FBBB GHIH JFKF ELML NOKO| The rain was ending and light | A |
| Lifting the leaden skies | B |
| It shone upon ceiling and floor | C |
| And dazzled a child's eyes | B |
| - | |
| Pale after fever a captive | D |
| Apart from his schoolfellows | B |
| He stood at the high room's window | E |
| With face to the pane pressed close | B |
| - | |
| And beheld an immense glory | F |
| Flooding with fire the drops | B |
| Spilled on miraculous leaves | B |
| Of the fresh green lime tree tops | B |
| - | |
| Washed gravel glittered red | G |
| To a wall and beyond it nine | H |
| Tall limes in the old inn yard | I |
| Rose over the tall inn sign | H |
| - | |
| And voices arose from beneath | J |
| Of boys from school set free | F |
| Racing and chasing each other | K |
| With laughter and games and glee | F |
| - | |
| To the boy at the high room window | E |
| Gazing alone and apart | L |
| There came a wish without reason | M |
| A thought that shone through his heart | L |
| - | |
| I'll choose this moment and keep it | N |
| He said to himself for a vow | O |
| To remember for ever and ever | K |
| As if it were always now | O |
Robert Laurence Binyon
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