In the poem “A View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress” the rhyming pattern varies from stanza to stanza. How does this affect the emotion of the poem? How does this affect the way you read the poem? the rhyming pattern changes so do the emotions of the speaker of the poem-sometimes it flows freely and sometimes it stops topause and reflect.

Ipronounced his name, offering him at the same time my hand: he took it, smiling and saying, “we shall do very well by-and-by.” then he laid me down, and addressing bessie, charged her to be very careful that i was not disturbed during the night. having given some further directions, and intimates that he should call again the next day, he departed; to my grief: i felt so sheltered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my pillow… (chapter 3) this passage, in which jane first meets the doctor, is an example of