To Phoebe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCE FCFCGDGE| GENTLE modest little flower | A |
| Sweet epitome of May | B |
| Love me but for half an hour | A |
| Love me love me little fay | B |
| Sentences so fiercely flaming | C |
| In your tiny shell like ear | D |
| I should always be exclaiming | C |
| If I loved you PHOEBE dear | E |
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| Smiles that thrill from any distance | F |
| Shed upon me while I sing | C |
| Please ecstaticize existence | F |
| Love me oh thou fairy thing | C |
| Words like these outpouring sadly | G |
| You'd perpetually hear | D |
| If I loved you fondly madly | G |
| But I do not PHOEBE dear | E |
William Schwenck Gilbert
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