Contradictions Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBBC DEDDE FGFFH IJKKJ| Longfellow | A |
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| - | |
| The drowsy carrier sways | B |
| To the drowsy horses' tramp | C |
| His axles winnow the sprays | B |
| Of the hedge where the rabbit plays | B |
| In the light of his single lamp | C |
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| He hears a roar behind | D |
| A howl a hoot and a yell | E |
| A headlight strikes him blind | D |
| And a stench o'erpowers the wind | D |
| Like a blast from the mouth of Hell | E |
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| He mends his swingle bar | F |
| And loud his curses ring | G |
| But a mother watching afar | F |
| Hears the hum of the doctor's car | F |
| Like the beat of an angel's wings | H |
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| So to the poet's mood | I |
| Motor or carrier's wan | J |
| Properly understood | K |
| Are neither evil nor good | K |
| Ormuzd not Ahriman | J |
Rudyard Kipling
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