Fair Elanor Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDEAC FGHI JKLM NGOA PQAR STSA UVW AXYZ A2B2C2A D2AE2F2 PYG2H2 PPI2 J2K2L2M2 N2J2RO2 J2AC2K C2J2P2 PSJ2Q2| The bell struck one and shook the silent tower | A |
| The graves give up their dead fair Elenor | A |
| Walk'd by the castle gate and look d in | B |
| A hollow groan ran thro' the dreary vaults | C |
| She shriek'd aloud and sunk upon the steps | D |
| On the cold stone her pale cheeks Sickly smells | E |
| Of death issue as from a sepulchre | A |
| And all is silent but the sighing vaults | C |
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| Chill Death withdraws his hand and she revives | F |
| Amaz'd she finds herself upon her feet | G |
| And like a ghost thro' narrow passages | H |
| Walking feeling the cold walls with her hands | I |
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| Fancy returns and now she thinks of bones | J |
| And grinning skulls and corruptible death | K |
| Wrapp'd in his shroud and now fancies she hears | L |
| Deep sighs and sees pale sickly ghosts gliding | M |
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| At length no fancy but reality | N |
| Distracts her A rushing sound and the feet | G |
| Of one that fled approaches Ellen stood | O |
| Like a dumb statue froze to stone with fear | A |
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| The wretch approaches crying The deed is done | P |
| Take this and send it by whom thou wilt send | Q |
| It is my life send it to Elenor | A |
| He's dead and howling after me for blood | R |
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| Take this ' he cried and thrust into her arms | S |
| A wet napkin wrapp'd about then rush'd | T |
| Past howling she receiv'd into her arms | S |
| Pale death and follow'd on the wings of fear | A |
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| They pass'd swift thro' the outer gate the wretch | U |
| Howling leap'd o'er the wall into the moat | V |
| Stifling in mud Fair Ellen pass'd the bridge | W |
| And heard a gloomy voice cry Is it done ' | - |
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| As the deer wounded Ellen flew over | A |
| The pathless plain as the arrows that fly | X |
| By night destruction flies and strikes in darkness | Y |
| She fled from fear till at her house arriv'd | Z |
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| Her maids await her on her bed she falls | A2 |
| That bed of joy where erst her lord hath press'd | B2 |
| Ah woman's fear ' she cried ah curs d duke | C2 |
| Ah my dear lord ah wretched Elenor | A |
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| My lord was like a flower upon the brows | D2 |
| Of lusty May Ah life as frail as flower | A |
| O ghastly death withdraw thy cruel hand | E2 |
| Seek'st thou that flow'r to deck thy horrid temples | F2 |
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| My lord was like a star in highest heav'n | P |
| Drawn down to earth by spells and wickedness | Y |
| My lord was like the opening eyes of day | G2 |
| When western winds creep softly o'er the flowers | H2 |
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| But he is darken'd like the summer's noon | P |
| Clouded fall'n like the stately tree cut down | P |
| The breath of heaven dwelt among his leaves | I2 |
| O Elenor weak woman fill'd with woe ' | - |
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| Thus having spoke she rais d up her head | J2 |
| And saw the bloody napkin by her side | K2 |
| Which in her arms she brought and now tenfold | L2 |
| More terrifi d saw it unfold itself | M2 |
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| Her eyes were fix'd the bloody cloth unfolds | N2 |
| Disclosing to her sight the murder'd head | J2 |
| Of her dear lord all ghastly pale clotted | R |
| With gory blood it groan'd and thus it spake | O2 |
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| O Elenor I am thy husband's head | J2 |
| Who sleeping on the stones of yonder tower | A |
| Was 'reft of life by the accurs d duke | C2 |
| A hir d villain turn'd my sleep to death | K |
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| O Elenor beware the curs d duke | C2 |
| O give not him thy hand now I am dead | J2 |
| He seeks thy love who coward in the night | P2 |
| Hir d a villain to bereave my life ' | - |
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| She sat with dead cold limbs stiffen'd to stone | P |
| She took the gory head up in her arms | S |
| She kiss'd the pale lips she had no tears to shed | J2 |
| She hugg'd it to her breast and groan'd her last | Q2 |
William Blake
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