The second stanza has no lines that rhyme with one another but the first stanza has an unusual rhyming scheme that can be expressed as AABCDEEFGGHIJKLMNNOPQR with seemingly no pattern to where the rhymes might occur. Once again this allows the poem to feel disordered while also making the ...
“But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know...
“But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know...
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Rather, he took it from other sources that were attributed to the same fictional poet.Get PDFs for this PoemLog in or join Poetry+ to access all PDFs for this poem. Add Rhyme Scheme Add Meter Syllables Get the Poem PDFGet the ultimate PDF Guide to understanding poetry, or a one-pager...
Back to Poems PageThe Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey ChaucerTHE PROLOGUE. 1Experience, though none authority* *authoritative textsWere in this world, is right enough for meTo speak of woe that is in marriage:For, lordings, since I twelve year was of age,(Thanked be God that *is eter...
How I have misjudged that woman! She has put me in her rhyme. It will be printed and read! I won’t let the cat drink her cream anymore. I’ll do it myself! One drinks less than two, and that’s a savings I’ll introduce to respect and honor Madame.” “He’s sure like a...
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth's flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems ...
That was nine months ago and I am now writing an average of six poems a week. Yes, I have gone back to my first love. I’ve been feeling guilty for a while, like I’ve cheated on all of you, but the heart wants what the heart wants. I have set up a new blog, Poetry ...
is particularly effective, as it conjures up a vivid picture of someone who is diligent and hardworking. The use of the word "thief" to describe the lover's pursuit of the speaker's heart is also powerful, as it suggests that love can be both a source of joy and a source of pain....