Winter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKM NONO PQPQ RSRS| No more the morn with tepid rays | A |
| Unfolds the flower of various hue | B |
| Noon spreads no more the genial blaze | A |
| Nor gentle eve distills the dew | B |
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| The lingering hours prolong the night | C |
| Usurping darkness shares the day | D |
| Her mists restrain the force of light | C |
| And Phoebus holds a doubtful sway | D |
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| By gloomy twilight half revealed | E |
| With sighs we view the hoary hill | F |
| The leafless wood the naked field | E |
| The snow topp'd cot the frozen rill | F |
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| No music warbles through the grove | G |
| No vivid colours paint the plain | H |
| No more with devious steps I rove | G |
| Through verdant paths now sought in vain | H |
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| Aloud the driving tempest roars | I |
| Congeal'd impetuous showers descend | J |
| Haste close the window bar the doors | I |
| Fate leaves me Stella and a friend | J |
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| In nature's aid let art supply | K |
| With light and heat my little sphere | L |
| Rouse rouse the fire and pile it high | K |
| Light up a constellation here | M |
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| Let music sound the voice of joy | N |
| Or mirth repeat the jocund tale | O |
| Let love his wanton wiles employ | N |
| And o'er the season wine prevail | O |
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| Yet time life's dreary winter brings | P |
| When mirth's gay tale shall please no more | Q |
| Nor music charm though Stella sings | P |
| Nor love nor wine the spring restore | Q |
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| Catch the O catch the transient hour | R |
| Improve each moment as it flies | S |
| Life's a short Summer man a flower | R |
| He dies alas how soon he dies | S |
Samuel Johnson
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