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What is the rhyme scheme of the poem The Wind?

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem The Wind?

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  1. The poem “The Wind” follows the rhyme scheme of AABBCC throughout the poem. 

    I saw you toss the kites on high

    And blow the birds about the sky;

    And all around I heard you pass,

    Like ladies’ skirts across the grass

          O wind, a-blowing all day long,

          O wind, that sings so loud a song!

    The last two lines of each stanza are repeated throughout the poem. This literary device is known as refrain.

    O wind, a-blowing all day long,

          O wind, that sings so loud a song!

    The Wind Summary

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