The Lamplighter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHIJKL MNOPMQ RMSDKF| When the light of day declineth | A |
| And a swift angel through the sky | B |
| Kindleth God's tapers clear | C |
| With ashen staff the lamplighter | D |
| Passeth along the darkling streets | E |
| To light our earthly lamps | F |
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| Lest prowling in the darkness | G |
| The thief should haunt with quiet tread | H |
| Or men on evil errands set | I |
| Or wayfarers be benighted | J |
| Or neighbours bent from house to house | K |
| Should need a guiding torch | L |
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| He is like a needlewoman | M |
| Who deftly on a sable hem | N |
| Stitches in gleaming jewels | O |
| Or haply he is like a hero | P |
| Whose bright deeds on the long journey | M |
| Are beacons on our way | Q |
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| And when in the East cometh morning | R |
| And the broad splendour of the sun | M |
| Then with the tune of little birds | S |
| Ringing on high the lamplighter | D |
| Passeth by each quiet house | K |
| And putteth out the lamps | F |
Walter De La Mare
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