Leisure Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE FF AA| What is this life if full of care | A |
| We have no time to stand and stare | A |
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| No time to stand beneath the boughs | B |
| And stare as long as sheep or cows | B |
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| No time to see when woods we pass | C |
| Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass | C |
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| No time to see in broad daylight | D |
| Streams full of stars like skies at night | D |
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| No time to turn at Beauty's glance | E |
| And watch her feet how they can dance | E |
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| No time to wait till her mouth can | F |
| Enrich that smile her eyes began | F |
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| A poor life this is if full of care | A |
| We have no time to stand and stare | A |
William Henry Davies
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