Symbols Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBABA CDDCDC EFFEFE GHIGIG| I watched a rosebud very long | A |
| Brought on by dew and sun and shower | B |
| Waiting to see the perfect flower | B |
| Then when I thought it should be strong | A |
| It opened at the matin hour | B |
| And fell at even song | A |
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| I watched a nest from day to day | C |
| A green nest full of pleasant shade | D |
| Wherein three speckled eggs were laid | D |
| But when they should have hatched in May | C |
| The two old birds had grown afraid | D |
| Or tired and flew away | C |
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| Then in my wrath I broke the bough | E |
| That I had tended so with care | F |
| Hoping its scent should fill the air | F |
| I crushed the eggs not heeding how | E |
| Their ancient promise had been fair | F |
| I would have vengeance now | E |
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| But the dead branch spoke from the sod | G |
| And the eggs answered me again | H |
| Because we failed dost thou complain | I |
| Is thy wrath just And what if God | G |
| Who waiteth for thy fruits in vain | I |
| Should also take the rod | G |
Christina Rossetti
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