The Questioner Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABCAAAAAABCAABAAAB AAAB| I asked of heaven and earth and sea | A |
| Saying 'O wondrous trinity | A |
| Deign to make answer unto me | A |
| And tell me truly what ye be ' | B |
| And they made answer 'Verily | C |
| The mask before His face are we | A |
| Because 'tis writ no man can see | A |
| His face and live ' so spake the three | A |
| Then I 'O wondrous trinity | A |
| A mask is but a mockery | A |
| Make answer yet again to me | A |
| And tell if aught besides are ye ' | B |
| And they made answer 'Verily | C |
| The robe around His form are we | A |
| That sick and sore mortality | A |
| May touch its hem and heal d be ' | B |
| Then I 'O wondrous trinity | A |
| Vouchsafe once more to answer me | A |
| And tell me truly what is He | A |
| Whose very mask and raiment ye ' | B |
| But they replied 'Of Time are we | A |
| And of Eternity is He | A |
| Wait thou and ask Eternity | A |
| Belike his mouth shall answer thee ' | B |
William Watson
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