Her Definition Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEFFE BG| I lingered through the night to break of day | A |
| Nor once did sleep extend a wing to me | B |
| Intently busied with a vast array | A |
| Of epithets that should outfigure thee | B |
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| Full featured terms all fitless hastened by | C |
| And this sole speech remained That maiden mine | D |
| Debarred from due description then did I | C |
| Perceive the indefinite phrase could yet define | D |
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| As common chests encasing wares of price | E |
| Are borne with tenderness through halls of state | F |
| For what they cover so the poor device | E |
| Of homely wording I could tolerate | F |
| Knowing its unadornment held as freight | F |
| The sweetest image outside Paradise | E |
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| W P V | B |
| Summer | G |
Thomas Hardy
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