Captivity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB AACC AADD AAEE DDFFO meadow lark so wild and free | A |
It cannot be it cannot be | A |
That men to merchandise your spell | B |
Do close you in a wicker hell | B |
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O hedgerow thrush so mad with glee | A |
it cannot be it cannot be | A |
They rape you from your hawthorn foam | C |
To make a cell of steel your home | C |
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O blackbird in the orchard tree | A |
In cannot be it cannot be | A |
That devils in a narrow cage | D |
Would prison your melodic rage | D |
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O you who live for liberty | A |
Can you believe that it can be | A |
That we of freedom's faith destroy | E |
In dungeons innocence and joy | E |
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O decent folk who read this page | D |
If you should own a bird in cage | D |
Throw wide the door God gave it wings | F |
Then hear how in your heart it sings | F |
Robert Service
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