The Tame Bird Was In A Cage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCC DE| THE tame bird was in a cage the free bird was in the forest | A |
| They met when the time came it was a decree of fate | B |
| The free bird cries 'O my love let us fly to the wood ' | C |
| The cage bird whispers 'Come hither let us both live in the cage ' | C |
| Says the free bird 'Among bars where is there room to spread one's wings ' | C |
| 'Alas ' cries the caged bird 'I should not know where to sit perched in the sky ' | C |
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| The free bird cries 'My darling sing the songs of the woodlands ' | - |
| The cage bird sings 'Sit by my side I'll teach you the speech of the learned ' | - |
| The forest bird cries 'No ah no songs can never be taught ' | - |
| The cage bird says 'Alas for me I know not the songs of the woodlands ' | - |
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| There love is intense with longing but they never can fly wing to wing | D |
| Through the bars of the cage they look and vain is their wish to know each other | E |
| They flutter their wings in yearning and sing 'Come closer my love ' | - |
| The free bird cries 'It cannot be I fear the closed doors of the cage ' | - |
| The cage bird whispers 'Alas my wings are powerless and dead ' | - |
Rabindranath Tagore
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