The Poor House Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FADA| Hope went by and Peace went by | A |
| And would not enter in | B |
| Youth went by and Health went by | A |
| And Love that is their kin | B |
| - | |
| Those within the house shed tears | C |
| On their bitter bread | D |
| Some were old and some were mad | E |
| And some were sick a bed | D |
| - | |
| Gray Death saw the wretched house | F |
| And even he passed by | A |
| They have never lived he said | D |
| They can wait to die | A |
Sara Teasdale
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