The Gulls Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDE A FGFGCHCH A IJIJKLKL| I | A |
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| Soft is the sky in the mist kirtled east | B |
| Light is abroad on the sea | C |
| All of the heaven with silver is fleeced | B |
| Holding the sunrise in fee | C |
| Lo with a flash and uplifting of wings | D |
| Down where the long ripples break | E |
| Cometh a bevy of glad hearted things | D |
| 'Tis morn for the gulls are awake | E |
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| II | A |
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| Slumberous calm on the ocean and shore | F |
| Comes with the turn of the tide | G |
| Never a strong sweeping pinion may soar | F |
| Where the tame fishing boats ride | G |
| Far and beyond in blue deserts of sea | C |
| Where the wild winds are at play | H |
| There may the spirits of sea birds be free | C |
| 'Tis noon for the gulls are away | H |
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| III | A |
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| Over the rim of the sunset is blown | I |
| Sea dusk of purple and gold | J |
| Speed now the wanderers back to their own | I |
| Wings the most tireless must fold | J |
| Homeward together at twilight they flock | K |
| Sated with joys of the deep | L |
| Drowsily huddled on headland and rock | K |
| 'Tis night for the gulls are asleep | L |
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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