The Universe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK| I heard a little child beneath the stars | A |
| Talk as he ran along | B |
| To some sweet riddle in his mind that seemed | C |
| A tiptoe into song | B |
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| In his dark eyes lay a wild universe | D |
| Wild forests peaks and crests | E |
| Angels and fairies giants wolves and he | F |
| Were that world's only guests | E |
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| Elsewhere was home and mother his warm bed | G |
| Now only God alone | H |
| Could armed with all His power and wisdom make | I |
| Earths richer than his own | H |
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| O Man thy dreams thy passions hopes desires | J |
| He in his pity keep | K |
| A homely bed where love may lull a child's | L |
| Fond Universe asleep | K |
Walter De La Mare
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