Gentle Annie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB C ADAE FGFG C HIHI C| Thou wilt come no more gentle Annie | A |
| Like a flower thy spirit did depart | B |
| Thou art gone alas like the many | A |
| That have bloomed in the summer of my heart | B |
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| Chorus | C |
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| Shall we nevermore behold thee | A |
| Never hear thy winning voice again | D |
| When the Springtime comes gentle Annie | A |
| When the wild flowers are scattered o'er the plain | E |
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| We have roamed and loved mid the bowers | F |
| When thy downy cheeks were in their bloom | G |
| Now I stand alone mid the flowers | F |
| While they mingle their perfumes o'er thy tomb | G |
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| Chorus | C |
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| Ah the hours grow sad while I ponder | H |
| Near the silent spot where thou art laid | I |
| And my heart bows down when I wander | H |
| By the streams and the meadows where we strayed | I |
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| Chorus | C |
Stephen C. Foster
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