The Robin Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDB EFGFHF IJKJLJ MNJNON| When up aloft | A |
| I fly and fly | B |
| I see in pools | C |
| The shining sky | B |
| And a happy bird | D |
| Am I am I | B |
| - | |
| When I descend | E |
| Towards their brink | F |
| I stand and look | G |
| And stoop and drink | F |
| And bathe my wings | H |
| And chink and prink | F |
| - | |
| When winter frost | I |
| Makes earth as steel | J |
| I search and search | K |
| But find no meal | J |
| And most unhappy | L |
| Then I feel | J |
| - | |
| But when it lasts | M |
| And snows still fall | N |
| I get to feel | J |
| No grief at all | N |
| For I turn to a cold stiff | O |
| Feathery ball | N |
Thomas Hardy
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Carolyn: It's a great poem to use to practise with as it has the gamut of emotions that students can play with.
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