To An Orphan Child Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABABCDCE FGFFBFBF| A Whimsey | A |
| - | |
| AH child thou art but half thy darling mother's | A |
| Hers couldst thou wholly be | B |
| My light in thee would outglow all in others | A |
| She would relive to me | B |
| But niggard Nature's trick of birth | C |
| Bars lest she overjoy | D |
| Renewal of the loved on earth | C |
| Save with alloy | E |
| - | |
| The Dame has no regard alas my maiden | F |
| For love and loss like mine | G |
| No sympathy with mind sight memory laden | F |
| Only with fickle eyne | F |
| To her mechanic artistry | B |
| My dreams are all unknown | F |
| And why I wish that thou couldst be | B |
| But One's alone | F |
Thomas Hardy
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