If Only I Had Known Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABACDEF AGHIJKAALA A AECCEAD A| If only I had known had realised | A |
| I would not have looked out of the window | A |
| as the dashing young man | B |
| rode along our street | A |
| his hat worn cockily | C |
| riding a frisky bay horse | D |
| hooves clattering mane flying | E |
| rearing up before our windows | F |
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| If I had only known had realised | A |
| I would not have dressed up for him | G |
| or woven a scarlet ribbon | H |
| into my hair | I |
| or risen so early before dawn | J |
| or rush to the edge of the village | K |
| or got my feet soaked in dew | A |
| or watched the road | A |
| to see if he would come along | L |
| falcon on his wrist | A |
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| If I had only known had realised | A |
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| If I had only known had realised | A |
| I would not have waited late into the evening | E |
| sitting sadly on the little hill | C |
| near our old well | C |
| longing and hoping | E |
| Will he not come my beloved | A |
| Will he not come to water his horse | D |
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| If I had only known had realised | A |
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
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