A Welcome To Alexandra Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACCCCDDEDEDEFEGGGH IIGEEBJJBBA| Sea kings' daughter from over the sea Alexandra | A |
| Saxon and Norman and Dane are we | B |
| But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee Alexandra | A |
| Welcome her thunders of fort and of fleet | C |
| Welcome her thundering cheer of the street | C |
| Welcome her all things youthful and sweet | C |
| Scatter the blossom under her feet | C |
| Break happy land into earlier flowers | D |
| Make music O bird in the new budded bowers | D |
| Blazon your mottos of blessing and prayer | E |
| Welcome her welcome her all that is ours | D |
| Warble O bugle and trumpet blare | E |
| Flags flutter out upon turrets and towers | D |
| Flames on the windy headland flare | E |
| Utter your jubilee steeple and spire | F |
| Clash ye bells in the merry March air | E |
| Flash ye cities in rivers of fire | G |
| Rush to the roof sudden rocket and higher | G |
| Melt into stars for the land's desire | G |
| Roll and rejoice jubilant voice | H |
| Roll as a ground swell dash'd on the strand | I |
| Roar as the sea when he welcomes the land | I |
| And welcome her welcome the land's desire | G |
| The sea kings' daughter as happy as fair | E |
| Blissful bride of a blissful heir | E |
| Bride of the heir of the kings of the sea | B |
| O joy to the people and joy to the throne | J |
| Come to us love us and make us your own | J |
| For Saxon or Dane or Norman we | B |
| Teuton or Celt or whatever we be | B |
| We are each all Dane in our welcome of thee Alexandra | A |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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