The Violet. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEE ABFFGGHI JJKKLMNN OOPPQQBA| Little simple violet | A |
| Glittering with dewy wet | B |
| Hidden by protecting grass | C |
| All unheeded we should pass | C |
| Were it not the rich perfume | D |
| Leads us on to find the bloom | D |
| Which so modestly does dwell | E |
| Sweetly scenting all the dell | E |
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| Simple little violet | A |
| Lessons I shall ne'er forget | B |
| By thy modest mien were taught | F |
| Rich in peace with wisdom fraught | F |
| Oft I've laid me down to rest | G |
| With thy blossoms on my breast | G |
| Screen'd from noontide's sunny flood | H |
| By some monarch of the wood | I |
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| I have thought and dreamed of thee | J |
| Clad in such simplicity | J |
| Yet so rich in fragrance sweet | K |
| That exhales from thy retreat | K |
| And I've seen the gaudy flower | L |
| Blest alone with beauty's dower | M |
| Have looked admired then bid them go | N |
| Violet I love thee so | N |
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| Rival thou hast none to fear | O |
| For to me thou art most dear | O |
| Buttercups and daisies vie | P |
| 'With thy charms to please the eye | P |
| Roses red and lillies white | Q |
| All enchanting to the sight | Q |
| Yield me joys sincere but yet | B |
| Thou'rt my favorite Violet | A |
John Hartley
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