The Sycamore Shade Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCAA DEEFFDD GBBCCGG| I knew a sweet girl with a bonny blue eye | A |
| Who was born in the shade | B |
| The wild sycamore made | B |
| Where the brook sang its song | C |
| All the summer day long | C |
| And the moments went merrily by | A |
| Like the birdlings the moments flew by | A |
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| I knew a fair maid soul enchanting in grace | D |
| Who replied to my vow | E |
| 'Neath the sycamore bough | E |
| Like the brook to the sea | F |
| Oh I yearn love for thee | F |
| And she hid in my bosom her face | D |
| In my bosom her beautiful face | D |
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| I have a dear wife who is ever my guide | G |
| Wooed and won in the shade | B |
| The wild sycamore made | B |
| Where the brook sings it song | C |
| All the summer day long | C |
| And the moments in harmony glide | G |
| Like our lives they in harmony glide | G |
George Pope Morris
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