Star-talk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAACCDB E EEFFD G GGHHDD IDIIJJD E EEEED| 'Are you awake Gemelli | A |
| This frosty night ' | B |
| 'We'll be awake till reveill | A |
| Which is Sunrise ' say the Gemelli | A |
| 'It's no good trying to go to sleep | C |
| If there's wine to be got we'll drink it deep | C |
| But rest is hopeless to night | D |
| But rest is hopeless to night ' | B |
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| 'Are you cold too poor Pleiads | E |
| This frosty night ' | - |
| 'Yes and so are the Hyads | E |
| See us cuddle and hug ' say the Pleiads | E |
| 'All six in a ring it keeps us warm | F |
| We huddle together like birds in a storm | F |
| It's bitter weather to night | D |
| It's bitter weather to night ' | - |
| - | |
| 'What do you hunt Orion | G |
| This starry night ' | - |
| 'The Ram the Bull and the Lion | G |
| And the Great Bear ' says Orion | G |
| 'With my starry quiver and beautiful belt | H |
| I am trying to find a good thick pelt | H |
| To warm my shoulders to night | D |
| To warm my shoulders to night | D |
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| 'Did you hear that Great She bear | I |
| This frosty night | D |
| 'Yes he's talking of stripping me bare | I |
| Of my own big fur ' says the She bear | I |
| 'I'm afraid of the man and his terrible arrow | J |
| The thought of it chills my bones to the marrow | J |
| And the frost so cruel to night | D |
| And the frost so cruel to night ' | - |
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| 'How is your trade Aquarius | E |
| This frosty night ' | - |
| 'Complaints is many and various | E |
| And my feet are cold ' says Aquarius | E |
| 'There's Venus objects to Dolphin scales | E |
| And Mars to Crab spawn found in my pails | E |
| And the pump has frozen to night | D |
| And the pump has frozen to night ' | - |
Robert Graves
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