The Ballad Of Sir Henry Shay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLML NONO PQPQ RSTS UVUV| Sir 'enry Shay the noble knight | A |
| Bestride his charger Bess | B |
| Befell upon a sadly sight | A |
| A damsel in distress | B |
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| Despairing in the forest she | C |
| Morosely wept and sobbed | D |
| Tied tethered to a chestnut tree | C |
| As she was being robbed | D |
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| Sir 'enry drew his tempered blade | E |
| And fought off robbers four | F |
| Swish swashing buckling till he laid | E |
| Them hapless on the floor | F |
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| My hero then my lady cried | G |
| I'll marry you this day | H |
| And be your wife your faithful bride | G |
| To honour and obey | H |
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| But when she smiled her eyes aglow | I |
| He found she had no teeth | J |
| As naught dwelt in the upper row | I |
| And not a one beneath | J |
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| There again her nose was pointed | K |
| A moustache grew within | L |
| M'lady's jowl had been disjointed | M |
| About her double chin | L |
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| Sir 'enry then bethought his lot | N |
| And sparked a canny plan | O |
| Regardful of Sir Lancelot | N |
| Who shrewdly cut and ran | O |
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| The gallant knight would flee the glen | P |
| And beat a fleet retreat | Q |
| The better part of valour then | P |
| Was oh to be discreet | Q |
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| Sir 'enry deemed he should be gone | R |
| Upon his trusty steed | S |
| He coaxed a nudge that spurred her on | T |
| And galloped off at speed | S |
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| The moral of the story where | U |
| Accordance looms a must | V |
| When e'er you save a damsel fair | U |
| Pray leave her bound and trussed | V |
Alan S Jeeves
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