The Coming Of Phoebe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCDEF GHGHIJDKK LMLMNNDOO| When buckets shine 'gainst maple trees | A |
| And dropp by dropp the sap doth flow | B |
| When days are warm but still nights freeze | A |
| And deep in woods lie drifts of snow | B |
| When cattle low and fret in stall | C |
| Then morning brings the phoebe's call | C |
| 'phoebe | D |
| phoebe phoebe ' a cheery note | E |
| While cackling hens make such a rout | F |
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| When snowbanks run and hills are bare | G |
| And early bees hum round the hive | H |
| When woodchucks creep from out their lair | G |
| Right glad to find themselves alive | H |
| When sheep go nibbling through the fields | I |
| Then phoebe oft her name reveals | J |
| 'phoebe | D |
| phoebe phoebe ' a plaintive cry | K |
| While jack snipes call in morning sky | K |
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| When wild ducks quack in creek and pond | L |
| And bluebirds perch on mullein stalks | M |
| When spring has burst her icy bond | L |
| And in brown fields the sleek crow walks | M |
| When chipmunks court in roadside walls | N |
| Then phoebe from the ridgeboard calls | N |
| 'phoebe | D |
| phoebe phoebe ' and lifts her cap | O |
| While smoking Dick doth boil the sap | O |
John Burroughs
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