River Lilies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABAB CBCCBAB DBDDBAB| Saw a boy three lilies white | A |
| Lilies in the river | B |
| Half heart open to the light | A |
| Full of golden arrows bright | A |
| Each a silver quiver | B |
| Lilies lilies lilies white | A |
| Lilies in the river | B |
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| Said the boy I ll pluck you there | C |
| Lilies in the river | B |
| Said the lilies If you dare | C |
| You shall drown or homeward fare | C |
| Dripping and a shiver | B |
| Lilies lilies lilies white | A |
| Lilies in the river | B |
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| Wilful still the boy would clasp | D |
| Lilies in the river | B |
| Tumbled in ere he could grasp | D |
| Scrambled out with puff and gasp | D |
| Plucked no lilies ever | B |
| Lilies lilies lilies white | A |
| Lilies in the river | B |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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