Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE FGFG HIFFFJK| YET yet ye downcast hours I know ye also | A |
| Weights of lead how ye clog and cling at my ankles | B |
| Earth to a chamber of mourning turns I hear the o'erweening mocking | C |
| voice | D |
| Matter is conqueror matter triumphant only continues onward | E |
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| Despairing cries float ceaselessly toward me | F |
| The call of my nearest lover putting forth alarm'd uncertain | G |
| The Sea I am quickly to sail come tell me | F |
| Come tell me where I am speeding tell me my destination | G |
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| I understand your anguish but I cannot help you | H |
| I approach hear behold the sad mouth the look out of the eyes | I |
| your mute inquiry | F |
| Whither I go from the bed I recline on come tell me | F |
| Old age alarm'd uncertain A young woman's voice appealing to me | F |
| for comfort | J |
| A young man's voice Shall I not escape | K |
Walt Whitman
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