If I Could Tell You Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA| Time will say nothing but I told you so | A |
| Time only knows the price we have to pay | B |
| If I could tell you I would let you know | A |
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| If we should weep when clowns put on their show | A |
| If we should stumble when musicians play | B |
| Time will say nothing but I told you so | A |
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| There are no fortunes to be told although | A |
| Because I love you more than I can say | B |
| If I could tell you I would let you know | A |
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| The winds must come from somewhere when they blow | A |
| There must be reasons why the leaves decay | B |
| Time will say nothing but I told you so | A |
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| Perhaps the roses really want to grow | A |
| The vision seriously intends to stay | B |
| If I could tell you I would let you know | A |
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| Suppose all the lions get up and go | A |
| And all the brooks and soldiers run away | B |
| Will Time say nothing but I told you so | A |
| If I could tell you I would let you know | A |
W. H. Auden
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