The Shell And The World Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDDC EFFG| The world was like a shell to me | A |
| Its voice with distant song was low | B |
| But now its mysteries I know | B |
| I hear the turmoil of the sea | A |
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| The whirling soft and tender sound | C |
| That meant I knew not what of lore | D |
| I dream its mystery now no more | D |
| Its reckless meaning I have found | C |
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| O shell I held thee to my ears | E |
| When I was young and smiled with pride | F |
| To stand aglow at marvel's side | F |
| O world thy voice is wild with tears | G |
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
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