I Was Not He (song) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAA CDDCC EFFEE| I was not he the man | A |
| Who used to pilgrim to your gate | B |
| At whose smart step you grew elate | B |
| And rosed as maidens can | A |
| For a brief span | A |
| - | |
| It was not I who sang | C |
| Beside the keys you touched so true | D |
| With note bent eyes as if with you | D |
| It counted not whence sprang | C |
| The voice that rang | C |
| - | |
| Yet though my destiny | E |
| It was to miss your early sweet | F |
| You still when turned to you my feet | F |
| Had sweet enough to be | E |
| A prize for me | E |
Thomas Hardy
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