The Lamplighter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF| My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky | A |
| It's time to take the window to see Leerie going by | A |
| For every night at teatime and before you take your seat | B |
| With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street | B |
| - | |
| Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea | C |
| And my papa's a banker and as rich as he can be | C |
| But I when I am stronger and can choose what I'm to do | D |
| O Leerie I'll go round at night and light the lamps with you | D |
| - | |
| For we are very lucky with a lamp before the door | E |
| And Leerie stops to light it as he lights so many more | E |
| And oh before you hurry by with ladder and with light | F |
| O Leerie see a little child and nod to him to night | F |
Robert Louis Stevenson
(3)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Lamplighter
The Lamplighter is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Lamplighter poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson