The Melody Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD EEEE FFFF GGGG| The youth in the woods spent the whole day long | A |
| The whole day long | A |
| For there he had heard such a wonderful song | A |
| Wonderful song | A |
| - | |
| Willow wood gave him a flute so fair | B |
| A flute so fair | B |
| To try if within were the melody rare | B |
| Melody rare | B |
| - | |
| Melody whispered and said I am here | C |
| Said I am here | C |
| But while he was listening it fled from his ear | C |
| Fled from his ear | C |
| - | |
| Oft when he slept it to him crept | D |
| It to him crept | D |
| And over his forehead in love it swept | D |
| In love it swept | D |
| - | |
| When he would seize it his sleep took flight | E |
| His sleep took flight | E |
| The melody hung in the pallid night | E |
| In the pallid night | E |
| - | |
| Lord O my God take me therein | F |
| Take me therein | F |
| The melody rare all my soul doth win | F |
| My soul doth win | F |
| - | |
| Answered the Lord 'T is your friend alone | G |
| Your friend alone | G |
| Though never an hour you it shall own | G |
| You it shall own | G |
Bjarnstjerne Bjarnson
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