The River Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FCFC GFGH IJIJ| Still glides the stream slow drops the boat | A |
| Under the rustling poplars' shade | B |
| Silent the swans beside us float | A |
| None speaks none heeds ah turn thy head | C |
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| Let those arch eyes now softly shine | D |
| That mocking mouth grow sweetly bland | E |
| Ah let them rest those eyes on mine | D |
| On mine let rest that lovely hand | E |
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| My pent up tears oppress my brain | F |
| My heart is swoln with love unsaid | C |
| Ah let me weep and tell my pain | F |
| And on thy shoulder rest my head | C |
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| Before I die before the soul | G |
| Which now is mine must re attain | F |
| Immunity from my control | G |
| And wander round the world again | H |
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| Before this teas'd o'erlabour'd heart | I |
| For ever leaves its vain employ | J |
| Dead to its deep habitual smart | I |
| And dead to hopes of future joy | J |
Matthew Arnold
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