The Garden Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHHH IJ| We owned a garden on a hill | A |
| We planted rose and daffodil | A |
| Flowers that English poets sing | B |
| And hoped for glory in the Spring | B |
| - | |
| We planted yellow hollyhocks | C |
| And humble sweetly smelling stocks | C |
| And columbine for carnival | D |
| And dreamt of Summer's festival | D |
| - | |
| And Autumn not to be outdone | E |
| As heiress of the summer sun | E |
| Should doubly wreathe her tawny head | F |
| With poppies and with creepers red | F |
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| We waited then for all to grow | G |
| We planted wallflowers in a row | G |
| And lavendar and borage blue | H |
| Alas we waited I and you | H |
| But love was all that ever grew | H |
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| Long Barn | I |
| Summer | J |
Victoria Mary Sackville-west
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