A Dirge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDAD EFEF GAGA GFEF EHAH IJKJ GFGF| Mein Herz mein Herz ist traurig | A |
| Doch lustig leuchtet der Mai | B |
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| There's May amid the meadows | C |
| There's May amid the trees | D |
| Her May time note the cuckoo | A |
| Sends forth upon the breeze | D |
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| Above the rippling river | E |
| May swallows skim and dart | F |
| November and December | E |
| Keep watch within my heart | F |
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| The spring breathes in the breezes | G |
| The woods with wood notes ring | A |
| And all the budding hedgerows | G |
| Are fragrant of the spring | A |
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| In secret silent places | G |
| The live green things upstart | F |
| Ice bound ice crown'd dwells winter | E |
| For ever in my heart | F |
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| Upon the bridge I linger | E |
| Near where the lime trees grow | H |
| Above swart birds are circling | A |
| Beneath the stream runs slow | H |
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| A stripling and a maiden | I |
| Come wand'ring up the way | J |
| His eyes are glad with springtime | K |
| Her face is fair with May | J |
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| Of warmth the sun and sweetness | G |
| All nature takes a part | F |
| The ice of all the ages | G |
| Weighs down upon my heart | F |
Amy Levy
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