Smiles Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE AGHGIJKJ LMLMFNAN OPQPRSAT| Smile a little smile a little | A |
| As you go along | B |
| Not alone when life is pleasant | C |
| But when things go wrong | B |
| Care delights to see you frowning | D |
| Loves to hear you sigh | E |
| Turn a smiling face upon her | F |
| Quick the dame will fly | E |
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| Smile a little smile a little | A |
| All along the road | G |
| Every life must have its burden | H |
| Every heart its load | G |
| Why sit down in gloom and darkness | I |
| With your grief to sup | J |
| As you drink Fate s bitter tonic | K |
| Smile across the cup | J |
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| Smile upon the troubled pilgrims | L |
| Whom you pass and meet | M |
| Frowns are thorns and smiles are blossoms | L |
| Oft for weary feet | M |
| Do not make the way seem harder | F |
| By a sullen face | N |
| Smile a little smile a little | A |
| Brighten up the place | N |
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| Smile upon your undone labour | O |
| Not for one who grieves | P |
| O er his task waits wealth or glory | Q |
| He who smiles achieves | P |
| Though you meet with loss and sorrow | R |
| In the passing years | S |
| Smile a little smile a little | A |
| Even through your tears | T |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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