Spring Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACDC CEFE CGHG IJAJ AKDK| The alder by the river | A |
| Shakes out her powdery curls | B |
| The willow buds in silver | A |
| For little boys and girls | B |
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| The little birds fly over | A |
| And oh how sweet they sing | C |
| To tell the happy children | D |
| That once again 'tis spring | C |
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| The gay green grass comes creeping | C |
| So soft beneath their feet | E |
| The frogs begin to ripple | F |
| A music clear and sweet | E |
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| And buttercups are coming | C |
| And scarlet columbine | G |
| And in the sunny meadows | H |
| The dandelions shine | G |
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| And just as many daisies | I |
| As their soft hands can hold | J |
| The little ones may gather | A |
| All fair in white and gold | J |
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| Here blows the warm red clover | A |
| There peeps the violet blue | K |
| O happy little children | D |
| God made them all for you | K |
Celia Thaxter
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