Child-songs Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDED CDED A F FGDG HIFI DJKJ DGL MNDN| I | A |
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| The City Child | B |
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| Dainty little maiden whither would you wander | C |
| Whither from this pretty home the home where mother dwells | D |
| 'Far and far away ' said the dainty little maiden | E |
| 'All among the gardens auriculas anemones | D |
| Roses and lilies and Canterbury bells ' | - |
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| Dainty little maiden whither would you wander | C |
| Whither from this pretty house this city house of ours | D |
| 'Far and far away ' said the dainty little maiden | E |
| 'All among the meadows the clover and the clematis | D |
| Daisies and kingcups and honeysuckle flowers ' | - |
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| II | A |
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| Minnie and Winnie | F |
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| Minnie and Winnie | F |
| Slept in a shell | G |
| Sleep little ladies | D |
| And they slept well | G |
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| Pink was the shell within | H |
| Silver without | I |
| Sounds of the great sea | F |
| Wander'd about | I |
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| Sleep little ladies | D |
| Wake not soon | J |
| Echo on echo | K |
| Dies to the moon | J |
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| Two bright stars | D |
| Peep'd into the shell | G |
| 'What are they dreaming of | L |
| Who can tell ' | - |
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| Started a green linnet | M |
| Out of the croft | N |
| Wake little ladies | D |
| The sun is aloft | N |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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