The Sparrow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F G H I J K| I was returning from hunting and walking along an avenue of the garden my dog running in front of me | A |
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| Suddenly he took shorter steps and began to steal along as though tracking game | B |
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| I looked along the avenue and saw a young sparrow with yellow about its beak and down on its head It had fallen out of the nest the wind was violently shaking the birch trees in the avenue and sat unable to move helplessly flapping its half grown wings | C |
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| My dog was slowly approaching it when suddenly darting down from a tree close by an old dark throated sparrow fell like a stone right before his nose and all ruffled up terrified with despairing and pitiful cheeps it flung itself twice towards the open jaws of shining teeth | D |
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| It sprang to save it cast itself before its nestling but all its tiny body was shaking with terror its note was harsh and strange Swooning with fear it offered itself up | E |
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| What a huge monster must the dog have seemed to it And yet it could not stay on its high branch out of danger A force stronger than its will flung it down | F |
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| My Tr sor stood still drew back Clearly he too recognised this force | G |
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| I hastened to call off the disconcerted dog and went away full of reverence | H |
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| Yes do not laugh I felt reverence for that tiny heroic bird for its impulse of love | I |
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| Love I thought is stronger than death or the fear of death Only by it by love life holds together and advances | J |
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| April | K |
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
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