Careless Mathilda Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDE FF GGHHI J B KKLL MMN N DDOOP QRSST FFFUU VVVOO NWWBBXX YZA2A2B2B2 C2| 'AGAIN Matilda is your work undone | A |
| Your scissors where are they your thimble gone | B |
| Your needles pins and thread and tapes all lost | C |
| Your housewife here and there your workbag toss'd | C |
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| 'Fie fie my child indeed this will not do | D |
| Your hair uncomb'd your frock in tatters too | D |
| I'm now resolved no more delays to grant | E |
| To learn of her I'll send you to your aunt ' | - |
| In vain Matilda wept entreated pray'd | F |
| In vain a promise of amendment made | F |
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| Arrived at Austere Hall Matilda sigh'd | G |
| By Lady Rigid when severely eyed | G |
| 'You read and write and work well as I'm told | H |
| Are gentle kind good natured and not bold | H |
| But very careless negligent and wild | I |
| You'll leave me as I hope a different child ' | - |
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| The little girl next morn a favour asks | J |
| 'I wish to take a walk ' 'Go learn your tasks ' | - |
| Replies her aunt 'nor fruitlessly repine | B |
| Your room you'll leave not till you're call'd to dine ' | - |
| As there Matilda sat o'erwhelm'd with shame | K |
| A dame appear'd Disorder was her name | K |
| Her hair and dress neglected soil'd her face | L |
| Her mien unseemly and devoid of grace | L |
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| 'Here child ' said she 'my mistress sends you this | M |
| A bag of silks a flower not work'd amiss | M |
| A polyanthus bright and wondrous gay | N |
| You'll copy it by noon she bade me say ' | - |
| Disorder grinn'd and shuffling walk'd away | N |
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| Entangled were the silks of every hue | D |
| Confused and mix'd were shades of pink green blue | D |
| She took a thread compared it with the flower | O |
| 'To finish this is not within my power | O |
| Well sorted silks had Lady Rigid sent | P |
| I might have work'd if such was her intent ' | - |
| She sigh'd and melted into sobs and tears | Q |
| She hears a step and at the door appears | R |
| A pretty maiden clean well dress'd and neat | S |
| Her voice was soft her looks sedate yet sweet | S |
| 'My name is Order do not cry my love | T |
| Attend to me and thus you may improve ' | - |
| She took the silks and drew out shade by shade | F |
| In separate skeins and each with care she laid | F |
| Then smiling kindly left the little maid | F |
| Matilda now resumes her sweet employ | U |
| And sees the flower complete how great her joy | U |
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| She leaves the room 'I've done my task ' she cries | V |
| The lady look'd and scarce believed her eyes | V |
| Yet soon her harshness changed to glad surprise | V |
| 'Why this is well a very pretty flower | O |
| Work'd so exact and done within the hour | O |
| And now amuse yourself and walk or play ' | - |
| Thus pass'd Matilda this much dreaded day | N |
| At all her tasks Disorder would attend | W |
| At all her tasks still Order stood her friend | W |
| With tears and sighs her studies oft began | B |
| These into smiles were changed by Order's plan | B |
| No longer Lady Rigid seem'd severe | X |
| The negligent alone her eye need fear | X |
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| And now the day the wish'd for day is come | Y |
| When young Matilda may revisit home | Z |
| 'You quit me child but oft to mind recall | A2 |
| The time you spent with me at Austere Hall | A2 |
| And now my dear I'll give you one of these | B2 |
| To be your maid take with you which you please | B2 |
| What from Disorder do you frighten'd start ' | - |
| Matilda clasp'd sweet Order to her heart | C2 |
| And said 'From thee best friend I'll never part ' | - |
Ann Taylor
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