Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABBAB CDCCDDCD EFEEFFEF| I know my love is true | A |
| And oh the day is fair | B |
| The sky is clear and blue | A |
| The flowers are rich of hue | A |
| The air I breathe is rare | B |
| I have no grief or care | B |
| For my own love is true | A |
| And oh 'the day is fair | B |
| - | |
| My love is false I find | C |
| And oh the day is dark | D |
| Blows sadly down the wind | C |
| While sorrow holds my mind | C |
| I do not hear the lark | D |
| For quenched is life's dear spark | D |
| My love is false I find | C |
| And oh the day is dark | D |
| - | |
| For love doth make the day | E |
| Or dark or doubly bright | F |
| Her beams along the way | E |
| Dispel the gloom and gray | E |
| She lives and all is bright | F |
| She dies and life is night | F |
| For love doth make the day | E |
| Or dark or doubly bright | F |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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