The Lover And Birds Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCBDDC E FE GGE H IHICCH JKKJ LLJ M NMN OO PQR PSSP| Within a budding grove | A |
| In April's ear sang every bird his best | B |
| But not a song to pleasure my unrest | B |
| Or touch the tears unwept of bitter love | C |
| Some spake methought with pity some as if in jest | B |
| To every word | D |
| Of every bird | D |
| I listen'd and replied as it behove | C |
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| Scream'd Chaffinch 'Sweet sweet sweet | E |
| Pretty lovey come and meet me here ' | - |
| 'Chaffinch ' quoth I 'be dumb awhile in fear | F |
| Thy darling prove no better than a cheat | E |
| And never come or fly when wintry days appear ' | - |
| Yet from a twig | G |
| With voice so big | G |
| The little fowl his utterance did repeat | E |
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| Then I 'The man forlorn | H |
| Hears Earth send up a foolish noise aloft ' | - |
| 'And what'll he do What'll he do ' scoff'd | I |
| The Blackbird standing in an ancient thorn | H |
| Then spread his sooty wings and flitted to the croft | I |
| With cackling laugh | C |
| Whom I being half | C |
| Enraged called after giving back his scorn | H |
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| Worse mock'd the Thrush 'Die die | J |
| Oh could he do it could he do it Nay | K |
| Be quick be quick Here here here ' went his lay | K |
| 'Take heed take heed ' then 'Why why why why why | J |
| See ee now see ee now ' he drawl'd 'Back back back R r r run away ' | - |
| O Thrush be still | L |
| Or at thy will | L |
| Seek some less sad interpreter than I | J |
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| 'Air air blue air and white | M |
| Whither I flee whither O whither O whither I flee ' | - |
| Thus the Lark hurried mounting from the lea | N |
| 'Hills countries many waters glittering bright | M |
| Whither I see whither I see deeper deeper deeper whither I see see | N |
| see ' | - |
| 'Gay Lark ' I said | O |
| 'The song that's bred | O |
| In happy nest may well to heaven make flight ' | - |
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| 'There's something something sad | P |
| I half remember' piped a broken strain | Q |
| Well sung sweet Robin Robin sung again | R |
| 'Spring's opening cheerily cheerily be we glad ' | - |
| Which moved I wist not why me melancholy mad | P |
| Till now grown meek | S |
| With wetted cheek | S |
| Most comforting and gentle thoughts I had | P |
William Allingham
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