Nilsson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBC DDD EEE FFF GGG HHH I| A rose of perfect red embossed | A |
| With silver sheens of crystal frost | A |
| Yet warm nor life nor fragrance lost | A |
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| High passion throbbing in a sphere | B |
| That Art hath wrought of diamond clear | B |
| A great heart beating in a tear | C |
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| The listening soul is full of dreams | D |
| That shape the wondrous varying themes | D |
| As cries of men or plash of streams | D |
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| Or noise of summer rain drops round | E |
| That patter daintily a ground | E |
| With hints of heaven in the sound | E |
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| Or noble wind tones chanting free | F |
| Through morning skies across the sea | F |
| Wild hymns to some strange majesty | F |
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| O if one trope clear cut and keen | G |
| May type the art of Song's best queen | G |
| White hot of soul white chaste of mien | G |
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| On Music's heart doth Nilsson dwell | H |
| As if a Swedish snow flake fell | H |
| Into a glowing flower bell | H |
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| New York | I |
Sidney Lanier
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