The Problem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAC ADADED| Shall we conceal the Case or tell it | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp We who believe the evidence | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Here and there the watch towers knell it | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp With a sullen significance | B |
| Heard of the few who hearken intently and carry an eagerly upstrained | A |
| sense | C |
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| nbsp nbsp nbsp Hearts that are happiest hold not by it | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Better we let then the old view reign | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Since there is peace in it why decry it | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Since there is comfort why disdain | D |
| Note not the pigment the while that the painting determines | E |
| humanity's joy and pain | D |
Thomas Hardy
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