In The Springtime Ii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ| The western breeze is springing up the ships are in the bay | A |
| And spring has brought a happy change as winter melts away | A |
| No more in stall or fire the herd or plowman finds delight | B |
| No longer with the biting frosts the open fields are white | B |
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| Our Lady of Cythera now prepares to lead the dance | C |
| While from above the kindly moon gives an approving glance | C |
| The Nymphs and comely Graces join with Venus and the choir | D |
| And Vulcan's glowing fancy lightly turns to thoughts of fire | D |
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| Now it is time with myrtle green to crown the shining pate | E |
| And with the early blossoms of the spring to decorate | E |
| To sacrifice to Faunus on whose favor we rely | F |
| A sprightly lamb mayhap a kid as he may specify | F |
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| Impartially the feet of Death at huts and castles strike | G |
| The influenza carries off the rich and poor alike | G |
| O Sestius though blessed you are beyond the common run | H |
| Life is too short to cherish e'en a distant hope begun | H |
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| The Shades and Pluto's mansion follow hard upon the grip | I |
| Once there you cannot throw the dice nor taste the wine you sip | I |
| Nor look on blooming Lycidas whose beauty you commend | J |
| To whom the girls will presently their courtesies extend | J |
Eugene Field
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