Bird Of Hope Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHHH AIJI KLML HNIN| Soar not too high O bird of Hope | A |
| Because the skies are fair | B |
| The tempest may come on apace | C |
| And overcome thee there | B |
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| When far above the mountain tops | D |
| Thou soarest over all | E |
| If then the storm should press thee back | F |
| How great would be thy fall | E |
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| And thou wouldst lie here at my feet | G |
| A poor and lifeless thing | H |
| A torn and bleeding birdling | H |
| With limp and broken wing | H |
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| Sing not too loud O bird of Hope | A |
| Because the day is bright | I |
| The sunshine cannot always last | J |
| The morn precedes the night | I |
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| And if thy song is of the day | K |
| Then when the day grows dim | L |
| Forlorn and voiceless thou wouldst sit | M |
| Among the shadows grim | L |
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| Oh I would have thee soar and sing | H |
| But not too high or loud | N |
| Remembering that day meets night | I |
| The brilliant sun the cloud | N |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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