The Fifteen Acres (the Rocky Road To Dublin) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAABCCBAADEFEB FFBFFBGGBHHFIBIB JJBJJBKKBLLMHFHB| I cling and swing | A |
| On a branch or sing | A |
| Through the cool clear hush of Morning O | B |
| Or fling my wing | A |
| On the air and bring | A |
| To sleepier birds a warning O | B |
| That the night's in flight | C |
| And the sun's in sight | C |
| And the dew is the grass adorning O | B |
| And the green leaves swing | A |
| As I sing sing sing | A |
| Up by the river | D |
| Down the dell | E |
| To the little wee nest | F |
| Where the big tree fell | E |
| So early in the morning O | B |
| - | |
| I flit and twit | F |
| In the sun for a bit | F |
| When his light so bright is shining O | B |
| Or sit and fit | F |
| My plumes or knit | F |
| Straw plaits for the nest's nice lining O | B |
| And she with glee | G |
| Shows unto me | G |
| Underneath her wings reclining O | B |
| And I sing that Peg | H |
| Has an egg egg egg | H |
| Up by the oat field | F |
| Round the mill | I |
| Past the meadow | B |
| Down the hill | I |
| So early in the morning O | B |
| - | |
| I stoop and swoop | J |
| On the air or loop | J |
| Through the trees and then go soaring O | B |
| To group with a troop | J |
| On the gusty poop | J |
| While the wind behind is roaring O | B |
| I skim and swim | K |
| By a cloud's red rim | K |
| And up to the azure flooring O | B |
| And my wide wings drip | L |
| As I slip slip slip | L |
| Down through the rain drops | M |
| Back where Peg | H |
| Broods in the nest | F |
| On the little white egg | H |
| So early in the morning O | B |
James Stephens
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