Delia. - An Ode. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB ADED FGHG IJKL| Fair the face of orient day | A |
| Fair the tints of op'ning rose | B |
| But fairer still my Delia dawns | C |
| More lovely far her beauty blows | B |
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| Sweet the lark's wild warbled lay | A |
| Sweet the tinkling rill to hear | D |
| But Delia more delightful still | E |
| Steal thine accents on mine ear | D |
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| The flow'r enamoured busy bee | F |
| The rosy banquet loves to sip | G |
| Sweet the streamlet's limpid lapse | H |
| To the sun brown'd Arab's lip | G |
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| But Delia on thy balmy lips | I |
| Let me no vagrant insect rove | J |
| O let me steal one liquid kiss | K |
| For oh my soul is parch'd with love | L |
Robert Burns
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About Delia. - An Ode.
Delia. - An Ode. is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.