The Whippoorwill And I Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBAA CCAA BBAA DDAA EFAA AAAA AAAA| In the hushed hours of night when the air quite still | A |
| I hear the strange cry of the lone whippoorwill | A |
| Who Chants without ceasing that wonderful trill | A |
| Of which the sole burden is still Whip poor Will | A |
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| And why should I whip him Strange visitant | B |
| Has he been playing truant this long summer day | B |
| I listened a moment more clear and more shrill | A |
| Rang the voice of the bird as he cried Whip poor Will | A |
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| But what has poor Will done I ask you once more | C |
| I'll whip him don't fear if you'll tell me what for | C |
| I paused for an answer o'er valley and hill | A |
| Rang the voice of the bird as he cried Whip poor Will | A |
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| Has he come to your dwelling by night or by day | B |
| And snatched the young birds from their warm nest away | B |
| I paused for an answer o'er valley and hill | A |
| Rang the voice of the bird as he cried Whip poor Will | A |
| - | |
| Well well I can hear you don't have any fears | D |
| I can hear what is constantly dinned in my ears | D |
| The obstinate bird with his wonderful trill | A |
| Still made but one answer and that Whip poor Will | A |
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| But what HAS poor Will done I prithee explain | E |
| I'm out of all patience don't mock me again | F |
| The obstinate bird with his wonderful trill | A |
| Still made the same answer and that Whip poor Will | A |
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| Well have your own way then but if you won't tell | A |
| I'll shut down the window and bid you farewell | A |
| But of one thing be sure I won't whip him until | A |
| You give me some reason for whipping poor Will | A |
| - | |
| I listened a moment as if for reply | A |
| But nothing was heard but the bird's mocking cry | A |
| I caught the faint echo from valley and hill | A |
| It breathed the same burden that strange Whip poor Will | A |
Horatio Alger, Jr.
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