The Singer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFGFHH| Nay sing no more thy wild delusive strain | A |
| I heard them say while I my song pursued | B |
| 'Tis but the rage of thy delirious brain | A |
| I heard them say yet still my song renewed | B |
| Nay sing no more with reckless idle breath | C |
| Of man immortal and of life to come | D |
| For one brief moment scan the face of death | C |
| Then be thy foolish song for ever dumb | D |
| Behold the dusty ash that once was fire | E |
| And mark the summer leaf in autumn fall | F |
| Watch thou the wavering breath of man expire | G |
| And know that Death hath lordship over all | F |
| I heard them say with many a scornful word | H |
| Yet still sang on as one who nothing heard | H |
William Gay
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