The Bird's Bargain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCA DEFE GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN| 'O spare my cherries in the net ' | A |
| Brother Benignus prayed 'and I | B |
| Summer and winter shine and wet | C |
| Will pile the blackbirds' table high ' | A |
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| 'O spare my youngling peas ' he prayed | D |
| 'That for the Abbot's table be | E |
| And every blackbird shall be fed | F |
| Yea they shall have their fill ' said he | E |
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| His prayer his vow the blackbirds heard | G |
| And spared his shining garden plot | H |
| In abstinence went every bird | G |
| All the old thieving ways forgot | H |
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| He kept his promise to his friends | I |
| And daily set them finest fare | J |
| Of corn and meal and manchet ends | I |
| With marrowy bones for winter bare | J |
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| Brother Benignus died in grace | K |
| The brethren keep his trust and feed | L |
| The blackbirds in this pleasant place | K |
| Purged as dear heaven from strife and greed | L |
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| The blackbirds sing the whole year long | M |
| Here where they keep their promise given | N |
| And do the mellowing fruit no wrong | M |
| Brother Benignus smiles in heaven | N |
Katharine Tynan
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