The River Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCBDDEEFF AGHGIIJJKKLL AMNMAOCO| WHY hurry little river | A |
| Why hurry to the sea | B |
| There is nothing there to do | C |
| But to sink into the blue | C |
| And all forgotten be | B |
| There is nothing on that shore | D |
| But the tides for evermore | D |
| And the faint and far off line | E |
| Where the winds across the brine | E |
| For ever ever roam | F |
| And never find a home | F |
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| Why hurry little river | A |
| From the mountains and the mead | G |
| Where the graceful elms are sleeping | H |
| And the quiet cattle feed | G |
| The loving shadows cool | I |
| The deep and restful pool | I |
| And every tribute stream | J |
| Brings its own sweet woodland dream | J |
| Of the mighty woods that sleep | K |
| Where the sighs of earth are deep | K |
| And the silent skies look down | L |
| On the savage mountain's frown | L |
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| Oh linger little river | A |
| Your banks are all so fair | M |
| Each morning is a hymn of praise | N |
| Each evening is a prayer | M |
| All day the sunbeams glitter | A |
| On your shallows and your bars | O |
| And at night the dear God stills you | C |
| With the music of the stars | O |
Frederick George Scott
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