May Janet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHEH EBIB CHBH JBAB KHLH KBHB KMNM KEHE| STAND UP stand up thou May Janet | A |
| And go to the wars with me | B |
| He s drawn her by both hands | C |
| With her face against the sea | B |
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| He that strews red shall gather white | D |
| He that sows white reap red | E |
| Before your face and my daughter s | F |
| Meet in a marriage bed | E |
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| Gold coin shall grow in the yellow field | G |
| Green corn in the green sea water | H |
| And red fruit grow of the rose s red | E |
| Ere your fruit grow in her | H |
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| But I shall have her by land he said | E |
| Or I shall have her by sea | B |
| Or I shall have her by strong treason | I |
| And no grace go with me | B |
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| Her father s drawn her by both hands | C |
| He s rent her gown from her | H |
| He s ta en the smock round her body | B |
| Cast in the sea water | H |
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| The captain s drawn her by both sides | J |
| Out of the fair green sea | B |
| Stand up stand up thou May Janet | A |
| And come to the war with me | B |
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| The first town they came to | K |
| There was a blue bride chamber | H |
| He clothed her on with silk | L |
| And belted her with amber | H |
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| The second town they came to | K |
| The bridesmen feasted knee to knee | B |
| He clothed her on with silver | H |
| A stately thing to see | B |
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| The third town they came to | K |
| The bridesmaids all had gowns of gold | M |
| He clothed her on with purple | N |
| A rich thing to behold | M |
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| The last town they came to | K |
| He clothed her white and red | E |
| With a green flag either side of her | H |
| And a gold flag overhead | E |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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