A Birthday
Christina Rossetti
1830 to 1894
Track 1
Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
Easy Mode - Auto check enabled
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;
Carve it in doves and pomegranates,
Hang it with vair and purple dyes;
Work it in gold and silver grapes,
My heart is like a singing bird
Because my love is come to me.
Is come, my love is come to me.
That paddles in a halcyon sea;
And peacocks with a hundred eyes;
In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys;
My heart is gladder than all these
Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
Because the birthday of my life
My heart is like a rainbow shell
Raise me a dais of silk and down;
© 2024-2025 R.I.Chalmers (V2Melody).
All music on this site by R.I.Chalmers (V2Melody) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Attribution Requirement:
When using this music, you must give appropriate credit by including the following statement (or equivalent) wherever the music is used or credited:
“Music by R.I.Chalmers (V2Melody) – https://v2melody.com”
Support My Work:
If you enjoy this music and would like to support future creations, donations are always welcome but never required.
Donate