The Land Of Dreams Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFG CCHH IJKKAwake awake my little Boy | A |
Thou wast thy Mother's only joy | A |
Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep | B |
Awake thy Father does thee keep | B |
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O what land is the Land of Dreams | C |
What are its mountains and what are its streams | C |
O Father I saw my Mother there | D |
Among the lillies by waters fair | D |
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Among the lambs clothed in white | E |
She walked with her Thomas in sweet delight | E |
I wept for joy like a dove I mourn | F |
O when shall I return again | G |
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Dear child I also by pleasant streams | C |
Have wandered all night in the Land of Dreams | C |
But though calm and warm the waters wide | H |
I could not get to the other side | H |
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Father O Father what do we here | I |
In this land of unbelief and fear | J |
The Land of Dreams is better far | K |
Above the light of the Morning Star | K |
William Blake
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