A Brave Refrain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGDGD HIJIIDID K LLDD| When snow is here and the trees look weird | A |
| And the knuckled twigs are gloved with frost | B |
| When the breath congeals in the drover's beard | A |
| And the old pathway to the barn is lost | B |
| When the rooster's crow is sad to hear | C |
| And the stamp of the stabled horse is vain | D |
| And the tone of the cow bell grieves the ear | C |
| O then is the time for a brave refrain | D |
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| When the gears hang stiff on the harness peg | E |
| And the tallow gleams in frozen streaks | F |
| And the old hen stands on a lonesome leg | E |
| And the pump sounds hoarse and the handle squeaks | F |
| When the woodpile lies in a shrouded heap | G |
| And the frost is scratched from the window pane | D |
| And anxious eyes from the inside peep | G |
| O then is the time for a brave refrain | D |
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| When the ax helve warms at the chimney jamb | H |
| And hob nailed shoes on the hearth below | I |
| And the house cat curls in a slumber calm | J |
| And the eight day clock ticks loud and slow | I |
| When the harsh broom handle jabs the ceil | I |
| 'Neath the kitchen loft and the drowsy brain | D |
| Sniffs the breath of the morning meal | I |
| O then is the time for a brave refrain | D |
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| ENVOI | K |
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| When the skillet seethes and a blubbering hot | L |
| Tilts the lid of the coffee pot | L |
| And the scent of the buckwheat cake grows plain | D |
| O then is the time for a brave refrain | D |
James Whitcomb Riley
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