To An Early Primrose Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH IJKL CMNN ONPQ| Mild offspring of a dark and sullen sire | A |
| Whose modest form so delicately fine | B |
| Was nursed in whirling storms | C |
| And cradled in the winds | D |
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| Thee when young spring first question'd winter's sway | E |
| And dared the sturdy blusterer to the fight | F |
| Thee on this bank he threw | G |
| To mark his victory | H |
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| In this low vale the promise of the year | I |
| Serene thou openest to the nipping gale | J |
| Unnoticed and alone | K |
| Thy tender elegance | L |
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| So virtue blooms brought forth amid the storms | C |
| Of chill adversity in some lone walk | M |
| Of life she rears her head | N |
| Obscure and unobserved | N |
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| While every bleaching breeze that on her blows | O |
| Chastens her spotless purity of breast | N |
| And hardens her to bear | P |
| Serene the ills of life | Q |
Henry Kirk White
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