Swinging Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE AA FG HH GG GG II AA| Under the boughs of spring | A |
| She swung in the old rope swing | A |
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| Her cheeks with their happy blood | B |
| Were pink as the apple bud | B |
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| Her eyes with their deep delight | C |
| Were glad as the stars of night | C |
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| Her curls with their romp and fun | D |
| Were hoiden as wind and sun | D |
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| Her lips with their laughter shrill | E |
| Were wild as a woodland rill | E |
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| Under the boughs of spring | A |
| She swung in the old rope swing | A |
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| And I who leaned on the fence | F |
| Watching her innocence | G |
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| As under the boughs that bent | H |
| Now high now low she went | H |
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| In her soul the ecstasies | G |
| Of the stars the brooks the breeze | G |
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| Had given the rest of my years | G |
| With their blessings and hopes and fears | G |
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| To have been as she was then | I |
| And just for a moment again | I |
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| A boy in the old rope swing | A |
| Under the boughs of spring | A |
Madison Julius Cawein
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