The Adventurers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EFGG HHII JKLL MMNN OOPP QQII| Over the downs in sunlight clear | A |
| Forth we went in the spring of the year | A |
| Plunder of April's gold we sought | B |
| Little of April's anger thought | B |
| - | |
| Caught in a copse without defence | C |
| Low we crouched to the rain squall dense | C |
| Sure if misery man can vex | D |
| There it beat on our bended necks | D |
| - | |
| Yet when again we wander on | E |
| Suddenly all that gloom is gone | F |
| Under and over through the wood | G |
| Life is astir and life is good | G |
| - | |
| Violets purple violets white | H |
| Delicate windflowers dancing light | H |
| Primrose mercury moscatel | I |
| Shimmer in diamonds round the dell | I |
| - | |
| Squirrel is climbing swift and lithe | J |
| Chiff chaff whetting his airy scythe | K |
| Woodpecker whirrs his rattling rap | L |
| Ringdove flies with a sudden clap | L |
| - | |
| Rook is summoning rook to build | M |
| Dunnock his beak with moss has filled | M |
| Robin is bowing in coat tails brown | N |
| Tomtit chattering upside down | N |
| - | |
| Well is it seen that every one | O |
| Laughs at the rain and loves the sun | O |
| We too laughed with the wildwood crew | P |
| Laughed till the sky once more was blue | P |
| - | |
| Homeward over the downs we went | Q |
| Soaked to the heart with sweet content | Q |
| April's anger is swift to fall | I |
| April's wonder is worth it all | I |
Henry John Newbolt, Sir
(2)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Adventurers
The Adventurers is a poem by Henry John Newbolt, Sir. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Adventurers poem by Henry John Newbolt, Sir
Tony Maby: A memory of a walk with my wife and children
Best Poems of Henry John Newbolt, Sir