By The Lake Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EAEA FDFD GHGH IJII KLKD| The waves are dashing on the shore | A |
| With wild glad joy I stand and view them | B |
| And as they break with sullen roar | A |
| My heart responds with gladness to them | B |
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| They've pow'r to thrill the human soul | C |
| As on the shore they break so madly | D |
| The spirit bounding hears their roll | C |
| And speaks responsive wildly gladly | D |
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| The heart with proud defiant beats | E |
| Re echoes the triumphant roar | A |
| And as each wave its course retreats | E |
| The pulse retires to beat once more | A |
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| The gull screams wildly o'er the waves | F |
| Defiant in its stormy glee | D |
| It screams perchance o'er wat'ry graves | F |
| And recks not heeds not nor do we | D |
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| But comes a time when waves and wind | G |
| In restful quietude remain | H |
| A change then comes upon the mind | G |
| And stormy passion's recent reign | H |
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| The gull sails softly thro' the air | I |
| For all is calm and still below | J |
| Peace blessed peace is ev'rywhere | I |
| And all regret the recent throe | I |
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| The man remorseful thinks of how | K |
| Defiant thoughts reign'd wild and high | L |
| The waves are mourning sobbing now | K |
| In peace but yet in agony | D |
Thomas Frederick Young
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