Robin Hood And The Monk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEAF ABAB AFAC GH AICI EEA ACACA AJK AAA CLA CHFA ACGC ACLC AFM HACA HAFA NCAC IFAG AAHA JAAA AGIC CCC JFAF CAC CACF ACAC CCAC AMF AA CACA ACAC CCAC CMMO AFCFAC CMA CCCC IPIP NCI LCIC ACMC LAA ICA ACJC MAC CACA CCPC CACA COCO AMI CMPM LICI IACC CCC ALCC CA AAAA CCCC ICCC CACA A CC

In somer when the shawes be sheyneA
And leves be large and longB
Hit is full mery in feyre foresteC
To here the foulys songB
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To se the dere draw to the daleD
And leve the hilles heeE
And shadow hem in the leves greneA
Under the grene wode treF
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Hit befel on WhitsonA
Erly in a May mornyngB
The son up feyre can shyneA
And the briddis mery can syngB
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'This is a mery mornyng ' seid Litull JohnA
'Be Hym that dyed on treF
A more mery man then I am oneA
Lyves not in CristiantC
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'Pluk up thi hert my dere mayster '-
Litull John can seyG
'And thynk hit is a full fayre tymeH
In a mornyng of May '-
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'Ye on thyng greves me ' seid RobynA
'And does my hert mych wooI
That I may not no solem dayC
To mas nor matyns gooI
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'Hit is a fourtnet and more ' seid heE
'Syn I my Savyour seeE
To day wil I to Notyngham ' seid RobynA
'With the myght of mylde Marye '-
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Than spake Moche the mylner sunA
Ever more wel hym betydeC
'Take twelve of thi wyght yemenA
Well weppynd be thi sideC
Such on wolde thi selfe slonA
That twelve dar not abyde '-
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'Of all my mery men ' seid RobynA
'Be my feith I wil non haveJ
But Litull John shall beyre my bowK
Til that me list to drawe '-
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'Thou shall beyre thin own ' seid Litull JonA
'Maister and I wyl beyre myneA
And we well shete a peny ' seid Litull JonA
Under the grene wode lyne '-
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'I wil not shete a peny ' seyd Robyn HodeC
'In feith Litull John with theL
But ever for on as thou shetis ' seide RobynA
'In feith I holde the thre '-
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Thus shet thei forth these yemen tooC
Bothe at buske and bromeH
Til Litull John wan of his maisterF
Five shillings to hose and shoneA
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A ferly strife fel them betweneA
As they went bi the weyC
Litull John seid he had won five shillingsG
And Robyn Hode seid schortly nayC
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With that Robyn Hode lyed Litul JonA
And smote hym with his handeC
Litul Jon waxed wroth therwithL
And pulled out his bright brondeC
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'Were thou not my maister ' seid Litull JohnA
'Thou shuldis by hit ful soreF
Get the a man wher thou willeM
For thou getis me no more '-
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Then Robyn goes to NotynghamH
Hym selfe mornyng alloneA
And Litull John to mery ScherwodeC
The pathes he knew ilkoneA
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Whan Robyn came to NotynghamH
Sertenly withouten laynA
He prayed to God and myld MaryF
To bryng hym out save agaynA
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He gos in to Seynt Mary chirchN
And knelyd down before the rodeC
Alle that ever were the church withinA
Beheld wel Robyn HodeC
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Beside hym stod a gret hedid munkeI
I pray to God woo he beF
Ful sone he knew gode RobynA
As sone as he hym seG
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Out at the durre he ranA
Ful sone and anonA
Alle the gatis of NotynghamH
He made to be sparred everychonA
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'Rise up ' he seid 'thou prowde schereffJ
Buske the and make the bowneA
I have spyed the kynggis felonA
For sothe he is in this townA
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'I have spyed the false felonA
As he stondis at his masseG
Hit is long of the ' seide the munkeI
'And ever he fro us passeC
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'This traytur name is Robyn HodeC
Under the grene wode lyndeC
He robbyt me onys of a hundred poundC
Hit shalle never out of my mynde '-
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Up then rose this prowde schereffJ
And radly made hym yareF
Many was the moder sonA
To the kyrk with hym can fareF
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In at the durres thei throly thrastC
With staves ful gode woneA
'Alas alas ' seid Robyn HodeC
'Now mysse I Litull John '-
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But Robyn toke out a too hond swordeC
That hangit down be his kneA
Ther as the schereff and his men stode thyckustC
Thedurwarde wolde heF
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Thryes thorow at them he ran thenA
For sothe as I yow seyC
And woundyt mony a moder sonA
And twelve he slew that dayC
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His sworde upon the schireff hedC
Sertanly he brake in tooC
'The smyth that the made ' seid RobynA
'I pray to God wyrke hym wooC
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'For now am I weppynlesse ' seid RobynA
'Alasse agayn my wyllM
But if I may fle these traytors froF
I wot thei wil me kyll '-
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Robyn in to her churche ranA
Thro out hem everilkonA
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Sum fel in swonyng as thei were dedeC
And lay stil as any stoneA
Non of theym were in her myndeC
But only Litull JonA
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'Let be your rule ' seid Litull JonA
'For His luf that dyed on treC
Ye that shulde be dughty menA
Het is gret shame to seC
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'Oure maister has bene hard bystodeC
And yet scapyd awayC
Pluk up your hertis and leve this moneA
And harkyn what I shal sayC
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'He has servyd Oure Lady many a dayC
And yet wil securlyM
Therfor I trust in hir specialyM
No wyckud deth shal he dyeO
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'Therfor be glad ' seid Litul JohnA
'And let this mournyng beF
And I shal be the munkis gydeC
With the myght of mylde MaryF
And I mete hym ' seid Litul JohnA
'We will go but we tooC
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'Loke that ye kepe wel owre tristil treC
Under the levys smaleM
And spare non of this venysonA
That gose in thys vale '-
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Forthe then went these yemen tooC
Litul John and Moche on fereC
And lokid on Moch emys howsC
The hye way lay full nereC
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Litul John stode at a wyndow in the mornyngI
And lokid forth at a stageP
He was war wher the munke came ridyngI
And with hym a litul pageP
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'Be my feith ' seid Litul John to MochN
'I can the tel tithyngus godeC
I se wher the munke cumys rydyngI
I know hym be his wyde hode '-
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They went in to the way these yemen botheL
As curtes men and hendeC
Thei spyrred tithyngus at the munkeI
As they hade bene his frendeC
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'Fro whens come ye ' seid Litull JonA
'Tel us tithyngus I yow prayC
Of a false owtlayM
Was takyn yisterdayC
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'He robbyt me and my felowes botheL
Of twenti marke in sertenA
If that false owtlay be takynA
For sothe we wolde be fayn '-
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'So did he me ' seid the munkeI
Of a hundred pound and moreC
I layde furst hande hym aponA
Ye may thonke me therfore '-
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'I pray God thanke you ' seid Litull JohnA
'And we wil when we mayC
We wil go with you with your leveJ
And bryng yow on your wayC
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'For Robyn Hode hase many a wilde felowM
I tell you in certenA
If thei wist ye rode this wayC
In feith ye shulde be slayn '-
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As thei went talking be the wayC
The munke and Litull JohnA
John toke the munkis horse be the hedeC
Ful sone and anonA
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Johne toke the munkis horse be the hedC
For sothe as I yow sayC
So did Much the litull pageP
For he shulde not scape awayC
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Be the golett of the hodeC
John pulled the munke downA
John was nothyng of hym agastC
He lete hym falle on his crownA
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Litull John was so agrevydC
And drew owt his swerde in hyeO
The munke saw he shulde be dedC
Lowd mercy can he cryeO
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'He was my maister ' seid Litull JohnA
'That thou hase browght in baleM
Shalle thou never cum at oure kyngI
For to telle hym tale '-
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John smote of the munkis hedC
No longer wolde he dwellM
So did Moch the litull pageP
For ferd lest he wolde tellM
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Ther thei beryed hem botheL
In nouther mosse nor lyngI
And Litull John and Much in fereC
Bare the letturs to oure kyngI
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Litull John cam in unto the kyngI
He knelid down upon his kneA
'God yow save my lege lordeC
Jhesus yow save and seC
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'God yow save my lege kyng '-
To speke John was full boldeC
He gaf hym the letturs in his handC
The kyng did hit unfoldC
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The kyng red the letturs anonA
And seid 'So mot I theL
Ther was never yoman in mery InglondC
I longut so sore to seC
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'Wher is the munke that these shuld have brought '-
Oure kyng can sayC
'Be my trouth ' seid Litull JohnA
'He dyed after the way '-
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The kyng gaf Moch and Litul JonA
Twenti pound in sertanA
And made theim yemen of the crownA
And bade theim go agaynA
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He gaf John the seel in handC
The scheref for to bereC
To bryng Robyn hym toC
And no man do hym dereC
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John toke his leve at oure kyngI
The sothe as I yow sayC
The next way to NotynghamC
To take he yede the wayC
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Whan John came to NotynghamC
The gatis were sparred ychonA
John callid up the porterC
He answerid sone anonA
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'What is the cause ' seid Litul JonA
'Thou sparris the gates so fast '-
'Because of Robyn Hode ' seid porterC
'In depe prisoC

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