Proper Pride Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCBBDDEFFF GCGC DDHIIHFFJKKJ LCLC| The Sun whose rays | A |
| Are all ablaze | A |
| With ever living glory | B |
| Does not deny | C |
| His majesty | B |
| He scorns to tell a story | B |
| He don't exclaim | D |
| I blush for shame | D |
| So kindly be indulgent | E |
| But fierce and bold | F |
| In fiery gold | F |
| He glories all effulgent | F |
| - | |
| I mean to rule the earth | G |
| As he the sky | C |
| We really know our worth | G |
| The Sun and I | C |
| - | |
| Observe his flame | D |
| That placid dame | D |
| The Moon's Celestial Highness | H |
| There's not a trace | I |
| Upon her face | I |
| Of diffidence or shyness | H |
| She borrows light | F |
| That through the night | F |
| Mankind may all acclaim her | J |
| And truth to tell | K |
| She lights up well | K |
| So I for one don't blame her | J |
| - | |
| Ah pray make no mistake | L |
| We are not shy | C |
| We're very wide awake | L |
| The Moon and I | C |
William Schwenck Gilbert
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