The Awakening Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEFD GHBIJKFL MBKNBBBN| When the white dawn comes | A |
| I shall kneel to welcome it | B |
| The dread that darkened on my eyes | C |
| Shall vanish and be gone | D |
| I shall look upon it | B |
| As the parched on fountains | E |
| Yet it was the blinding night | F |
| That taught the joy of dawn | D |
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| When the first bird sings | G |
| Oh I shall hear rejoicing | H |
| And all my life shall thrill to it | B |
| And all my heart draw near | I |
| I shall lean to listen | J |
| Lest a note elude me | K |
| Yet it was the fearsome night | F |
| That taught me how to hear | L |
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| When the sun comes up | M |
| I shall lift my arms to it | B |
| The fear of fear shall fall from me | K |
| As shackles from a slave | N |
| I shall run to hail it | B |
| Free and unbewildered | B |
| Yet it was the silent night | B |
| That taught me to be brave | N |
Theodosia Garrison
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