The Rose Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE DCFC| The lily has a smooth stalk | A |
| Will never hurt your hand | B |
| But the rose upon her brier | C |
| Is lady of the land | B |
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| There's sweetness in an apple tree | D |
| And profit in the corn | E |
| But lady of all beauty | D |
| Is a rose upon a thorn | E |
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| When with moss and honey | D |
| She tips her bending brier | C |
| And half unfolds her glowing heart | F |
| She sets the world on fire | C |
Christina Rossetti
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