Catching Speckled Trout. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRQ STUT VQRQ WXYX ZKA2K B2C2D2C2 E2RF2R| In early days when streams ran pure | A |
| Untainted from their spring | B |
| Unchok'd by sawmill dust or logs | C |
| Or any other thing | B |
| - | |
| Each river creek and rill ran on | D |
| So pure and free and bright | E |
| That through the gloomy shades they shed | F |
| A cheerful happy light | E |
| - | |
| The finny tribes of varied kinds | G |
| Ran swiftly to and fro | H |
| And with most swift and graceful dart | I |
| The speckl'd trout did go | H |
| - | |
| So swift to dash and quick to see | J |
| He caught the fatal fly | K |
| Before less active fishes had | L |
| E'en turn'd to it their eye | K |
| - | |
| For ever active and alert | M |
| At once or not at all | N |
| He caught the tempting bait he saw | O |
| Upon the waters fall | N |
| - | |
| These were the days to angler dear | P |
| When with his hook and line | Q |
| He brought his treasures from the brook | R |
| So splendid and so fine | Q |
| - | |
| Each angler had his fav'rite spot | S |
| Wherein he held his breath | T |
| To watch the fishes rush and plunge | U |
| So sure to bring its death | T |
| - | |
| But now the angler rarely throws | V |
| With great delight his line | Q |
| Or listens to the rippling brook | R |
| Beside the wild grape vine | Q |
| - | |
| The finny treasures now are scarce | W |
| In river creek or rill | X |
| For poison'd are they by the dust | Y |
| That comes from lumber mill | X |
| - | |
| The picturesque and shady grove | Z |
| Which streamlets hurried by | K |
| Are now uncover'd by the sun | A2 |
| Full many a stream is dry | K |
| - | |
| The poet's land is going fast | B2 |
| Wild beauty must give place | C2 |
| To useful and substantial things | D2 |
| Which benefit our race | C2 |
| - | |
| But who shall e'er forget the joys | E2 |
| When from some shady nook | R |
| He flung his fly with practic'd hand | F2 |
| Far out upon the brook | R |
Thomas Frederick Young
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