The Open Door (brazilian Verses) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCB DDDB EFCCFGDDDF DDDF DDDFEngland is a cosy little country | A |
Excepting for the draughts along the floor | B |
And that is why you're told | C |
When the passages are cold | C |
Darling you've forgot to shut the Door | B |
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The Awful East Wind blows it | D |
Pussy or the Hearthrug shows it | D |
Aunty at the Writing table knows it | D |
Darling you've forgot to shut the Door | B |
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Shut shut shut the Door my darling | E |
Always shut the Door behind you but | F |
You can go when you are old | C |
Where there isn't any cold | C |
So there isn't any Door that need be shut | F |
And | G |
The deep Verandah shows it | D |
The pale Magnolia knows it | D |
And the bold white Trumpet flower blows it | D |
There isn't any Door that need be shut | F |
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The piping Tree toad knows it | D |
The midnight Firefly shows it | D |
And the Beams of the Moon disclose it | D |
There isn't any Door that need be shut | F |
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The milky Beaches know it | D |
The silky Breezes blow it | D |
And the Shafts of the Sunrise show it | D |
There isn't any Door that need be shut | F |
Rudyard Kipling
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