Water-fowl Observed Frequently Over The Lakes Of Rydal And Grasmere Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQIPR STUVWXY| Mark how the feathered tenants of the flood | A |
| With grace of motion that might scarcely seem | B |
| Inferior to angelical prolong | C |
| Their curious pastime shaping in mid air | D |
| And sometimes with ambitious wing that soars | E |
| High as the level of the mountain tops | F |
| A circuit ampler than the lake beneath | G |
| Their own domain but ever while intent | H |
| On tracing and retracing that large round | I |
| Their jubilant activity evolves | J |
| Hundreds of curves and circlets to and fro | K |
| Upward and downward progress intricate | L |
| Yet unperplexed as if one spirit swayed | M |
| Their indefatigable flight 'Tis done | N |
| Ten times or more I fancied it had ceased | O |
| But lo the vanished company again | P |
| Ascending they approach I hear their wings | Q |
| Faint faint at first and then an eager sound | I |
| Past in a moment and as faint again | P |
| They tempt the sun to sport amid their plumes | R |
| They tempt the water or the gleaming ice | S |
| To show them a fair image 'tis themselves | T |
| Their own fair forms upon the glimmering plain | U |
| Painted more soft and fair as they descend | V |
| Almost to touch then up again aloft | W |
| Up with a sally and a flash of speed | X |
| As if they scorned both resting place and rest | Y |
William Wordsworth
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