Red And White Roses Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAAB CDCCE FGFFG HIHHI| Red roses under the sun | A |
| For the King who is lord of land | B |
| But he dies when his day is done | A |
| For his memory careth none | A |
| When the glass runs empty of sand | B |
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| White roses under the moon | C |
| For the King without lands to give | D |
| But he reigns with the reign of June | C |
| With the rose and the Blackbird's tune | C |
| And he lives while Faith shall live | E |
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| Red roses for beef and beer | F |
| Red roses for wine and gold | G |
| But they drank of the water clear | F |
| In exile and sorry cheer | F |
| To the kings of our sires of old | G |
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| Red roses for wealth and might | H |
| White roses for hopes that flee | I |
| And the dreams of the day and the night | H |
| For the Lord of our heart's delight | H |
| For the King that is o'er the sea | I |
Andrew Lang
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