In Imitation Of Chaucer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEECCFGCCBGCCCC DDAADG| Women ben full of Ragerie | A |
| Yet swinken not sans secresie | B |
| Thilke Moral shall ye understond | C |
| From Schoole boy's Tale of fayre Irelond | C |
| Which to the Fennes hath him betake | D |
| To filch the gray Ducke fro the Lake | D |
| Right then there passen by the Way | E |
| His Aunt and eke her Daughters tway | E |
| Ducke in his Trowses hath he hent | C |
| Not to be spied of Ladies gent | C |
| 'But ho our Nephew ' crieth one | F |
| 'Ho ' quoth another 'Cozen John ' | G |
| And stoppen and lough and callen out | C |
| This sely Clerk full low doth lout | C |
| They asken that and talken this | B |
| 'Lo here is Coz and here is Miss ' | G |
| But as he glozeth with Speeches soote | C |
| The Ducke sore tickleth his Erse roote | C |
| Fore piece and buttons all to brest | C |
| Forth thrust a white neck and red crest | C |
| 'Te he ' cry'd Ladies Clerke nought spake | D |
| Miss star'd and gray Ducke crieth Quake | D |
| 'O Moder Moder ' quoth the daughter | A |
| 'Be thilke same thing Maids longer a'ter | A |
| 'Bette is to pyne on coals and chalke | D |
| 'Then trust on Mon whose yerde can talke ' | G |
Alexander Pope
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