The Watchman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C DEDE B B FAFA B G HIHI B H JDJD B H D| A TRIO | A |
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| WATCHMAN | B |
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| Past twelve o'clock past twelve | C |
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| Good night good night my dearest | D |
| How fast the moments fly | E |
| 'Tis time to part thou hearest | D |
| That hateful watchman's cry | E |
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| WATCHMAN | B |
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| Past one o'clock past one | B |
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| Yet stay a moment longer | F |
| Alas why is it so | A |
| The wish to stay grows stronger | F |
| The more 'tis time to go | A |
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| WATCHMAN | B |
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| Past two o'clock past two | G |
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| Now wrap thy cloak about thee | H |
| The hours must sure go wrong | I |
| For when they're past without thee | H |
| They're oh ten times as long | I |
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| WATCHMAN | B |
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| Past three o'clock past three | H |
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| Again that dreadful warning | J |
| Had ever time such flight | D |
| And see the sky 'tis morning | J |
| So now indeed good night | D |
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| WATCHMAN | B |
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| Past three o'clock past three | H |
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| Goodnight good night | D |
Thomas Moore
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