Bacchus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFFGGHH IIJJKLMM| Listen to the tawny thief | A |
| Hid beneath the waxen leaf | A |
| Growling at his fairy host | B |
| Bidding her with angry boast | B |
| Fill his cup with wine distilled | C |
| From the dew the dawn has spilled | C |
| Stored away in golden casks | D |
| Is the precious draught he asks | D |
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| Who who makes this mimic din | E |
| In this mimic meadow inn | E |
| Sings in such a drowsy note | F |
| Wears a golden belted coat | F |
| Loiters in the dainty room | G |
| Of this tavern of perfume | G |
| Dares to linger at the cup | H |
| Till the yellow sun is up | H |
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| Bacchus 't is come back again | I |
| To the busy haunts of men | I |
| Garlanded and gaily dressed | J |
| Bands of gold about his breast | J |
| Straying from his paradise | K |
| Having pinions angel wise | L |
| 'T is the honey bee who goes | M |
| Reveling within a rose | M |
Frank Dempster Sherman
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