Change Upon Change Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABACDDEE AFAAFAGGGAH| Five months ago the stream did flow | A |
| The lilies bloomed within the sedge | B |
| And we were lingering to and fro | A |
| Where none will track thee in this snow | A |
| Along the stream beside the hedge | B |
| Ah Sweet be free to love and go | A |
| For if I do not hear thy foot | C |
| The frozen river is as mute | D |
| The flowers have dried down to the root | D |
| And why since these be changed since May | E |
| Shouldst thou change less than they | E |
| - | |
| And slow slow as the winter snow | A |
| The tears have drifted to mine eyes | F |
| And my poor cheeks five months ago | A |
| Set blushing at thy praises so | A |
| Put paleness on for a disguise | F |
| Ah Sweet be free to praise and go | A |
| For if my face is turned too pale | G |
| It was thine oath that first did fail | G |
| It was thy love proved false and frail | G |
| And why since these be changed enow | A |
| Should I change less than thou | H |
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Change Upon Change poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Best Poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning