Tannenbaum ~ A Villanelle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA ACA ACA ABA ABA ABAA| Here I grow A handsome fir tree | A |
| Standing upright within my wood | B |
| An innocent then let me be | A |
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| Where now I thrive for all to see | A |
| Strobilus stemmed out of the bud | C |
| Here I grow a handsome fir tree | A |
| - | |
| Today I prosper living free | A |
| As streaming sap spawns my lifeblood | C |
| An innocent then let me be | A |
| - | |
| Forever green and wild are we | A |
| My friends and I'd age if we could | B |
| Here I grow a handsome fir tree | A |
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| The gentle breeze may hear my plea | A |
| And listen to me as it should | B |
| An innocent then let me be | A |
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| So man has come to sever me | A |
| To rob me of my livelihood | B |
| Here I grow a handsome fir tree | A |
| An innocent then let me be | A |
Alan S Jeeves
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