The Willow-leaf Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC DC E FG HI H JK LMN J| I am in love with a child dreaming at the window | A |
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| Not for her elaborate house | B |
| On the banks of Yellow River | C |
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| But for a willow leaf she has let fall | D |
| Into the water | C |
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| I am in love with the east breeze | E |
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| Not that he brings the scent of the flowering of peaches | F |
| White on Eastern Hill | G |
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| But that he has drifted the willow leaf | H |
| Against my boat | I |
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| I am in love with the willow leaf | H |
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| Not that he speaks of green spring | J |
| Coming to us again | K |
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| But that the dreaming girl | L |
| Pricked there a name with her embroidery needle | M |
| And the name is mine | N |
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| From the Chinese of Chang Chiu Ling | J |
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