The Ice Palace Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPMQRP SPTUMPPJPVQWX| Less worthy of applause though more admired | A |
| Because a novelty the work of man | B |
| Imperial mistress of the fur clad Russ | C |
| Thy most magnificent and mighty freak | D |
| The wonder of the North No forest fell | E |
| When thou wouldst build no quarry sent its stores | F |
| To enrich thy walls but thou didst hew the floods | G |
| And make thy marble of the glassy wave | H |
| Silently as a dream the fabric rose | I |
| No sound of hammer or of saw was there | J |
| Ice upon ice the well adjusted parts | K |
| Were soon conjoined nor other cement asked | L |
| Than water interfused to make them one | M |
| Lamps gracefully disposed and of all hues | N |
| Illumined very side a watery light | O |
| Gleamed through the clear transparency that seemed | P |
| Another moon new risen or meteor fallen | M |
| From Heaven to Earth of lambent flame serene | Q |
| So stood the brittle prodigy though smooth | R |
| And slippery the materials yet frostbound | P |
| Firm as a rock Nor wanted aught within | S |
| That royal residence might well befit | P |
| For grandeur or for use Long wavy wreaths | T |
| Of flowers that feared no enemy but warmth | U |
| Blushed on the panels Mirror needed none | M |
| Where all was vitreous but in order due | P |
| Convivial table and commodious seat | P |
| What seemed at least commodious seat were there | J |
| Sofa and couch and high built throne august | P |
| The same lubricity was found in all | V |
| And all was moist to the warm touch a scene | Q |
| Of evanescent glory once a stream | W |
| And soon to slide into a stream again | X |
William Cowper
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