I Heard A Bird At Dawn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCB CBABDB DBABCB| I heard a bird at dawn | A |
| Singing sweetly on a tree | B |
| That the dew was on the lawn | A |
| And the wind was on the lea | B |
| But I didn't listen to him | C |
| For he didn't sing to me | B |
| - | |
| I didn't listen to him | C |
| For he didn't sing to me | B |
| That the dew was on the lawn | A |
| And the wind was on the lea | B |
| I was singing at the time | D |
| Just as prettily as he | B |
| - | |
| I was singing all the time | D |
| Just a prettily as he | B |
| About the dew upon the lawn | A |
| And the wind upon the lea | B |
| So I didn't listen to him | C |
| As he sang upon a tree | B |
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Gina Marie: How strange; I had never heard of this poem until I figured out a puzzle. The first few lines seemed sad to me, but as I read further into it, the poem became more relatable to me as I am a singer! Even if the author, James Stephen's, wasn't exactly talking about singing, I could still see myself as someone who didn't hear another person's "song" because I was busy doing my thing. OMG, I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings!
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