Words Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABCDC EFEFAGAG HIHIAAAA| If on isle of the sea | A |
| I have to tarry | A |
| With one book let it be | A |
| A Dictionary | A |
| For though I love life's scene | B |
| It seems absurd | C |
| My greatest joy has been | D |
| The printed word | C |
| - | |
| Though painter with delight | E |
| May colours blend | F |
| They are but in his sight | E |
| Means to an end | F |
| Yet while I harmonise | A |
| Or pattern them | G |
| A precious word I prize | A |
| Like to a gem | G |
| - | |
| A fiddler lures fine tone | H |
| From gut and wood | I |
| A sculptor from stark stone | H |
| Shapes godlihood | I |
| But let me just caress | A |
| Like silver birds | A |
| For their own loveliness | A |
| Bewitching words | A |
Robert William Service
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