The Death Of The First Born Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GCGC HIHJ ABAB| Cover him over with daisies white | A |
| And eke with the poppies red | B |
| Sit with me here by his couch to night | A |
| For the First Born Love is dead | B |
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| Poor little fellow he seemed so fair | C |
| As he lay in my jealous arms | D |
| Silent and cold he is lying there | C |
| Stripped of his darling charms | D |
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| Lusty and strong he had grown forsooth | E |
| Sweet with an infinite grace | F |
| Proud in the force of his conquering youth | E |
| Laughter alight in his face | F |
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| Oh but the blast it was cruel and keen | G |
| And ah but the chill it was rare | C |
| The look of the winter kissed flow'r you've seen | G |
| When meadows and fields were bare | C |
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| Can you not wake from this white cold sleep | H |
| And speak to me once again | I |
| True that your slumber is deep so deep | H |
| But deeper by far is my pain | J |
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| Cover him over with daisies white | A |
| And eke with the poppies red | B |
| Sit with me here by his couch to night | A |
| For the First Born Love is dead | B |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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