The Holidays Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD CEAE FGHG HIFI AJKJ LMFM FNON| 'AH don't you remember 'tis almost December | A |
| And soon will the holidays come | B |
| Oh 'twill be so funny I've plenty of money | C |
| I'll buy me a sword and a drum ' | D |
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| Thus said little Harry unwilling to tarry | C |
| Impatient from school to depart | E |
| But we shall discover this holiday lover | A |
| Knew little what was in his heart | E |
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| For when on returning he gave up his learning | F |
| Away from his sums and his books | G |
| Though playthings surrounded and sweetmeats abounded | H |
| Chagrin still appear'd in his looks | G |
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| Though first they delighted his toys were now slighted | H |
| And thrown away out of his sight | I |
| He spent every morning in stretching and yawning | F |
| Yet went to bed weary at night | I |
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| He had not that treasure which really makes pleasure | A |
| A secret discover'd by few | J |
| You'll take it for granted more playthings he wanted | K |
| Oh no it was something to do | J |
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| We must have employment to give us enjoyment | L |
| And pass the time cheerfully away | M |
| And study and reading give pleasure exceeding | F |
| The pleasures of toys and of play | M |
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| To school now returning to study and learning | F |
| With eagerness Harry applied | N |
| He felt no aversion to books or exertion | O |
| Nor yet for the holidays sigh'd | N |
Ann Taylor
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