The Rivals 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 as 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 |
| And he sang upon a tree | B |
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