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The Wedding Bells

Kate Greenaway 1846 – 1901

THE Wedding Bells were ringing,
And Monday was the day,
And all the little ladies
Were there so fresh and gay.

And up–up–up–the steps they went,
The wedding fine to see,
And the Roses were all for the Bride,
So pretty–so pretty was she.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 246
Words 46
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway Catherine Greenaway was a childrens book illustrator and writer Her first book Under The Window 1879 a collection of simple perfectly idyllic verses concerning children who endlessly gathered posies untouched by the Industrial Revolution was a best-seller more…

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