Poet John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier

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The Frost Spirit Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFG AHDIJKLK AMNMOKPK AQRQSTUT AVIVWXYX

He comes he comes the Frost Spirit comesA
You may trace his footsteps nowB
On the naked woods and the blasted fieldsC
And the brown hill's withered browB
He has smitten the leaves of the gray old treesD
Where their pleasant green came forthE
And the winds which follow wherever he goesF
Have shaken them down to earthG
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He comes he comes the Frost Spirit comesA
From the frozen LabradorH
From the icy bridge of the northern seasD
Which the white bear wanders o'erI
Where the fisherman's sail is stiff with iceJ
And the luckless forms belowK
In the sunless cold of the lingering nightL
Into marble statues growK
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He comes he comes the Frost Spirit comesA
On the rushing Northern blastM
And the dark Norwegian pines have bowedN
As his fearful breath went pastM
With an unscorched wing he has hurried onO
Where the fires of Hecla glowK
On the darkly beautiful sky aboveP
And the ancient ice belowK
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He comes he comes the Frost Spirit comesA
And the quiet lake shall feelQ
The torpid touch of his glazing breathR
And ring to the skater's heelQ
And the streams which danced on the broken rocksS
Or sang to the leaning grassT
Shall bow again to their winter chainU
And in mournful silence passT
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He comes he comes the Frost Spirit comesA
Let us meet him as we mayV
And turn with the light of the parlor fireI
His evil power awayV
And gather closer the circle 'roundW
When the firelight dances highX
And laugh at the shriek of the baffled FiendY
As his sounding wing goes byX

John Greenleaf Whittier



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