Minstrels Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII| The minstrels played their Christmas tune | A |
| To night beneath my cottage eaves | B |
| While smitten by a lofty moon | A |
| The encircling laurels thick with leaves | B |
| Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen | C |
| That overpowered their natural green | C |
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| Through hill and valley every breeze | D |
| Had sunk to rest with folded wings | E |
| Keen was the air but could not freeze | D |
| Nor check the music of the strings | E |
| So stout and hardy were the band | F |
| That scraped the chords with strenuous hand | F |
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| And who but listened till was paid | G |
| Respect to every inmate's claim | H |
| The greeting given the music played | G |
| In honour of each household name | H |
| Duly pronounced with lusty call | I |
| And Merry Christmas wished to all | I |
William Wordsworth
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