Captivity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB AACC AADD AAEE DDFF| O 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 William Service
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