The Ballad Of Oriana Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAABAB CBCBCCBCB DBDBDDB DBEBEBEEBEB FBFBFFBFB GBGBGGBGB HBHBHHBHB IBJBJJBJB GBGBGGBGB ABABAABAB GBGBGGBGB| My heart is wasted with my woe | A |
| Oriana | B |
| There is no rest for me below | A |
| Oriana | B |
| When the long dun wolds are ribb'd with snow | A |
| And loud the Norland whirlwinds blow | A |
| Oriana | B |
| Alone I wander to and fro | A |
| Oriana | B |
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| Ere the light on dark was growing | C |
| Oriana | B |
| At midnight the cock was crowing | C |
| Oriana | B |
| Winds were blowing waters flowing | C |
| We heard the steeds to battle going | C |
| Oriana | B |
| Aloud the hollow bugle blowing | C |
| Oriana | B |
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| In the yew wood black as night | D |
| Oriana | B |
| Ere I rode into the fight | D |
| Oriana | B |
| While blissful tears blinded my sight | D |
| By star shine and by moonlight | D |
| Oriana | B |
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| I to thee my troth did plight | D |
| Oriana | B |
| She stood upon the castle wall | E |
| Oriana | B |
| She watch'd my crest among them all | E |
| Oriana | B |
| She saw me fight she heard me call | E |
| When forth there stept a foeman tall | E |
| Oriana | B |
| Atween me and the castle wall | E |
| Oriana | B |
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| The bitter arrow went aside | F |
| Oriana | B |
| The false false arrow went aside | F |
| Oriana | B |
| The damned arrow glanced aside | F |
| And pierced thy heart my love my bride | F |
| Oriana | B |
| Thy heart my life my love my bride | F |
| Oriana | B |
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| O narrow narrow was the space | G |
| Oriana | B |
| Loud loud rung out the bugle's brays | G |
| Oriana | B |
| O deathful stabs were dealt apace | G |
| The battle deepen'd in its place | G |
| Oriana | B |
| But I was down upon my face | G |
| Oriana | B |
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| They should have stabb'd me where I lay | H |
| Oriana | B |
| How could I rise and come away | H |
| Oriana | B |
| How could I look upon the day | H |
| They should have stabb'd me where I lay | H |
| Oriana | B |
| They should have trod me into clay | H |
| Oriana | B |
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| O breaking heart that will not break | I |
| Oriana | B |
| O pale pale face so sweet and meek | J |
| Oriana | B |
| Thou smilest but thou dost not speak | J |
| And then the tears run down my cheek | J |
| Oriana | B |
| What wantest thou whom dost thou seek | J |
| Oriana | B |
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| I cry aloud none hear my cries | G |
| Oriana | B |
| Thou comest atween me and the skies | G |
| Oriana | B |
| I feel the tears of blood arise | G |
| Up from my heart unto my eyes | G |
| Oriana | B |
| Within thy heart my arrow lies | G |
| Oriana | B |
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| O cursed hand O cursed blow | A |
| Oriana | B |
| O happy thou that liest low | A |
| Oriana | B |
| All night the silence seems to flow | A |
| Beside me in my utter woe | A |
| Oriana | B |
| A weary weary way I go | A |
| Oriana | B |
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| When Norland winds pipe down the sea | G |
| Oriana | B |
| I walk I dare not think of thee | G |
| Oriana | B |
| Thou liest beneath the greenwood tree | G |
| I dare not die and come to thee | G |
| Oriana | B |
| I hear the roaring of the sea | G |
| Oriana | B |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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