To James Whitcomb Riley Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE AAAA FGFG| On his Book of Joyous Children | A |
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| Yours is a garden of old fashioned flowers | B |
| Joyous children delight to play there | C |
| Weary men find rest in its bowers | B |
| Watching the lingering light of day there | C |
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| Old time tunes and young love's laughter | D |
| Ripple and run among the roses | E |
| Memory's echoes murmuring after | D |
| Fill the dusk when the long day closes | E |
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| Simple songs with a cadence olden | A |
| These you learned in the Forest of Arden | A |
| Friendly flowers with hearts all golden | A |
| These you borrowed from Eden's garden | A |
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| This is the reason why all men love you | F |
| Truth to life is the charm of art | G |
| Other poets may soar above you | F |
| You keep close to the human heart | G |
Henry Van Dyke
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