Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDB EAFAGGA HIJIKKI LMCMNNM OPOPAAPOh To be a flower | A |
Nodding in the sun | B |
Bending then upspringing | C |
As the breezes run | B |
Holding up | D |
A scent brimmed cup | D |
Full of summer's fragrance to the summer sun | B |
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Oh To be a butterfly | E |
Still upon a flower | A |
Winking with its painted wings | F |
Happy in the hour | A |
Blossoms hold | G |
Mines of gold | G |
Deep within the farthest heart of each chaliced flower | A |
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Oh To be a cloud | H |
Blowing through the blue | I |
Shadowing the mountains | J |
Rushing loudly through | I |
Valleys deep | K |
Where torrents keep | K |
Always their plunging thunder and their misty arch of blue | I |
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Oh To be a wave | L |
Splintering on the sand | M |
Drawing back but leaving | C |
Lingeringly the land | M |
Rainbow light | N |
Flashes bright | N |
Telling tales of coral caves half hid in yellow sand | M |
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Soon they die the flowers | O |
Insects live a day | P |
Clouds dissolve in showers | O |
Only waves at play | P |
Last forever | A |
Shall endeavor | A |
Make a sea of purpose mightier than we dream to day | P |
Amy Lowell
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