The Glowworm Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FGFG HIHJ FKFK LMLM ANON| Beneath the hedge or near the stream | A |
| A worm is known to stray | B |
| That shows by night a lucid beam | A |
| Which disappears by day | B |
| - | |
| Disputes have been and still prevail | C |
| From whence his rays proceed | D |
| Some give that honour to his tail | C |
| And others to his head | E |
| - | |
| But this is sure the hand of might | F |
| That kindles up the skies | G |
| Gives him a modicum of light | F |
| Proportion'd to his size | G |
| - | |
| Perhaps indulgent Nature meant | H |
| By such a lamp bestow'd | I |
| To bid the traveller as he went | H |
| Be careful where he trod | J |
| - | |
| Nor crush a worm whose useful light | F |
| Might serve however small | K |
| To show a stumbling stone by night | F |
| And save him from a fall | K |
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| Whate'er she meant this truth divine | L |
| Is legible and plain | M |
| 'Tis power Almighty bids him shine | L |
| Nor bids him shine in vain | M |
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| Ye proud and wealthy let this theme | A |
| Teach humbler thoughts to you | N |
| Since such a reptile has its gem | O |
| And boasts its splendour too | N |
William Cowper
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