I heard a bird at dawn
Singing sweetly on a tree,
That the dew was on the lawn,
And the wind was on the lea;
But I didn't listen to him,
For he didn't sing to me.
I didn't listen to him,
For he didn't sing to me
That the dew was on the lawn
And the wind was on the lea;
I was singing at the time
Just as prettily as he.
I was singing all the time,
Just a prettily as he,
About the dew upon the lawn
And the wind upon the lea;
So I didn't listen to him
As he sang upon a tree.
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For my englsish homework one night, i had to disect a poem. As I came upon this poem, i understood it enough to disect it more. It sounded interesrting and I think it had a good meaning. -
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This is great repetition, repeating basically the same thing in all the verses and making it move so elegantly and gracefully.
I am sure this form actually has a name, and I am quite interested in it as of now. I like this repetition.
A good piece that Stephens has written here.
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