A Christmas Carol Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDAD EFGFAHIH EGJGKLML KNENAOPO EEQERSESIn the bleak mid winter | A |
Frosty wind made moan | B |
Earth stood hard as iron | C |
Water like a stone | B |
Snow had fallen snow on snow | D |
Snow on snow | D |
In the bleak mid winter | A |
Long ago | D |
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Our God Heaven cannot hold Him | E |
Nor earth sustain | F |
Heaven and earth shall flee away | G |
When He comes to reign | F |
In the bleak mid winter | A |
A stable place sufficed | H |
The Lord God Almighty | I |
Jesus Christ | H |
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Enough for Him whom cherubim | E |
Worship night and day | G |
A breastful of milk | J |
And a mangerful of hay | G |
Enough for Him whom angels | K |
Fall down before | L |
The ox and ass and camel | M |
Which adore | L |
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Angels and archangels | K |
May have gathered there | N |
Cherubim and seraphim | E |
Throng'd the air | N |
But only His mother | A |
In her maiden bliss | O |
Worshipped her Beloved | P |
With a kiss | O |
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What can I give Him | E |
Poor as I am | E |
If I were a shepherd | Q |
I would bring a lamb | E |
If I were a wise man | R |
I would do my part | S |
Yet what I can I give Him | E |
Give my heart | S |
Christina Rossetti
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