If I Should Die Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHG| If I should die and leave you | A |
| Be not like the others quick undone | B |
| Who keep long vigils by the silent | C |
| dust and weep | D |
| - | |
| For my sake turn to life and smile | E |
| Nerving thy heart and trembling | F |
| hand to comfort weaker souls than thee | G |
| Complete these unfinished tasks of mine | H |
| And I perchance may therein comfort thee | G |
Thomas Gray
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If I Should Die is a poem by Thomas Gray. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.