Praise The Generous Gods Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD AEAE| Praise the generous gods for giving | A |
| In a world of wrath and strife | B |
| With a little time for living | A |
| Unto all the joy of life | B |
| - | |
| At whatever source we drink it | C |
| Art or life or faith or wine | D |
| In whatever terms we think it | C |
| It is common and divine | D |
| - | |
| Praise the high gods for in giving | A |
| This for man and this alone | E |
| They have made his chance for living | A |
| Shine the equal of their own | E |
William Ernest Henley
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