The Smiling Spring. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCBABA EFEFBABATune The Bonnie Bell | A |
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The smiling Spring comes in rejoicing | B |
And surly Winter grimly flies | C |
Now crystal clear are the falling waters | D |
And bonnie blue are the sunny skies | C |
Fresh o'er the mountains breaks forth the morning | B |
The ev'ning gilds the ocean's swell | A |
All creatures joy in the sun's returning | B |
And I rejoice in my bonnie Bell | A |
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The flowery Spring leads sunny Summer | E |
And yellow Autumn presses near | F |
Then in his turn comes gloomy Winter | E |
Till smiling Spring again appear | F |
Thus Seasons dancing life advancing | B |
Old Time and Nature their changes tell | A |
But never ranging still unchanging | B |
I adore my bonnie Bell | A |
Robert Burns
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