The Monk Maelanfaid Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAA CDCDCD EAEAEA| Maelanfaid saw a tiny bird | A |
| A grieving on the ground | B |
| And O the sad lament he heard | A |
| That sorrow's self might sound | B |
| He could not read a note or word | A |
| The song of grief inwound | A |
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| Maelanfaid went within his cell | C |
| To keep a fast and pray | D |
| To listen to a voice would tell | C |
| The mystery away | D |
| What was the red long pain befell | C |
| The bird of grief all day | D |
| - | |
| Maelanfaid airy voices call | E |
| MacOcha Molv is dead | A |
| Who killed no creature great or small | E |
| Who helped all life instead | A |
| Now griefs of bird and blossom fall | E |
| Around his funeral bed | A |
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