The Travelling Bear Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEAFGHIJKLMGNOPQR SJK| GRASS BLADES push up between the cobblestones | A |
| And catch the sun on their flat sides | B |
| Shooting it back | C |
| Gold and emerald | D |
| Into the eyes of passers by | E |
| And over the cobblestones | A |
| Square footed and heavy | F |
| Dances the trained bear | G |
| The cobbles cut his feet | H |
| And he has a ring in his nose | I |
| But still he dances | J |
| For the keeper pricks him with a sharp stick | K |
| Under his fur | L |
| Now the crowd gapes and chuckles | M |
| And boys and young women shuffle their feet in time to the dancing bear | G |
| They see him wobbling | N |
| Against a dust of emerald and gold | O |
| And they are greatly delighted | P |
| The legs of the bear shake with fatigue | Q |
| And his back aches | R |
| And the shining grass blades dazzle and confuse him | S |
| But still he dances | J |
| Because of the little pointed stick | K |
Amy Lowell
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