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The Marriage Of Sir Gawaine Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Part the First	A
King Arthur lives in merry Carleile	B
And seemely is to see	C
And there with him Queene Guenever	D
That bride soe bright of blee	B
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And there with him Queene Guenever	D
That bride soe bright in bowre	D
And all his barons about him stoode	A
That were both stiffe and stowre	D
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This king a royale Christmasse kept	A
With mirth and princelye cheare	D
To him repaired many a knighte	A
That came both farre and neare	D
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And when they were to dinner sette	A
And cups went freely round	A
Before them came a faire damselle	B
And knelt upon the ground	A
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'A boone a boone O Kinge Arthure	D
I beg a boone of thee	C
Avenge me of a carlish knighte	A
Who hath shent my love and mee	C
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'At Tearne Wadling his castle stands	E
Near to that lake so fair	D
And proudlye rise the battlements	F
And streamers deck the air	D
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'Noe gentle knighte nor ladye gay	G
May pass that castle wall	B
But from that foule discourteous knighte	A
Mishappe will them befalle	B
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'Hee's twice the size of common men	H
Wi' thewes and sinewes stronge	I
And on his backe he bears a clubbe	J
That is both thicke and longe	I
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'This grimme barone 'twas our harde happe	K
But yester morne to see	C
When to his bowre he bare my love	L
And sore misused mee	C
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'And when I told him King Arthure	D
As lyttle shold him spare	D
Goe tell sayd hee that cuckold kinge	I
To meete mee if he dare '	-
	-
Upp then sterted King Arthure	D
And sware by hille and dale	B
He ne'er wolde quitt that grimme barone	M
Till he had made him quail	B
	-
'Goe fetch my sword Excalibar	D
Goe saddle me my steede	A
Nowe by my faye that grimme barone	M
Shall rue this ruthfulle deede '	-
	-
And when he came to Tearne Wadlinge	I
Benethe the castle walle	B
'Come forth come forth thou proude barone	M
Or yield thyself my thralle '	-
	-
On magicke grounde that castle stoode	A
And fenc'd with many a spell	B
Noe valiant knighte could tread thereon	N
But straite his courage felle	B
	-
Forth then rush'd that carlish knight	A
King Arthur felte the charme	C
His sturdy sinewes lost their strengthe	C
Downe sunke his feeble arme	C
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'Nowe yield thee yield thee Kinge Arthure	D
Now yield thee unto mee	C
Or fighte with mee or lose thy lande	A
Noe better termes maye bee	C
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'Unlesse thou sweare upon the rood	A
And promise on thy faye	G
Here to returne to Tearne Wadling	G
Upon the new yeare's day	G
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'And bringe me worde what thing it is	O
All women moste desyre	D
This is thy ransome Arthur ' he sayes	O
'Ile have noe other hyre '	-
	-
King Arthur then helde up his hande	G
And sware upon his faye	G
Then tooke his leave of the grimme barone	M
And faste hee rode awaye	G
	-
And he rode east and he rode west	G
And did of all inquyre	D
What thing it is all women crave	P
And what they most desyre	D
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Some told him riches pompe or state	G
Some rayment fine and brighte	G
Some told him mirthe some flatterye	G
And some a jollye knighte	G
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In letters all King Arthur wrote	G
And seal'd them with his ringe	I
But still his minde was helde in doubte	G
Each tolde a different thinge	I
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As ruthfulle he rode over a more	D
He saw a ladye sette	G
Betweene an oke and a greene holleye	G
All clad in red scarlette	G
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Her nose was crookt and turned outwarde	G
Her chin stoode all awrye	G
And where as sholde have been her mouthe	C
Lo there was set her eye	G
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Her haires like serpents clung aboute	G
Her cheekes of deadlye hewe	Q
A worse form'd ladye than she was	O
No man mote ever viewe	Q
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To hall the king in seemelye sorte	G
This ladye was fulle faine	M
But King Arthure all sore amaz'd	G
No aunswere made againe	M
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'What wight art thou ' the ladye sayd	G
'That wilt not speake to mee	C
Sir I may chance to ease thy paine	M
Though I bee foule to see '	-
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'If thou wilt ease my paine ' he sayd	G
'And helpe me in my neede	G
Ask what thou wilt thou grimme ladye	G
And it shall bee thy meede '	-
	-
'O sweare mee this upon the roode	G
And promise on thy faye	G
And here the secrette I will telle	B
That shall thy ransome paye '	-
	-
King Arthur promis'd on his faye	G
And sare upon the roode	G
The secrette then the ladye told	G
As lightlye well shee cou'de	G
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'Now this shall be my paye Sir King	I
And this my guerdon bee	G
That some yong fair and courtlye knight	G
Thou bringe to marrye mee '	-
	-
Fast then pricked King Arthure	D
Ore hille and dale and downe	M
And soone he founde the barone's bowre	D
And soone the grimme baroune	M
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He kare his clubbe upon his backe	G
Hee stoode both stiffe and stronge	I
And when he had the letters reade	G
Awaye the lettres flunge	I
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'Nowe yielde thee Arthur and thy lands	O
All forfeit unto mee	G
For this is not thy paye Sir King	I
Nor may thy ransome bee '	-
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'Yet hold thy hand thou proud barone	M
I pray thee hold thy hand	G
And give mee leave to speake once more	D
In reskewe of my land	G
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'This morne as I came over a more	D
I saw a ladye sette	G
Betwene an oke and a greene holleye	G
All clad in red scarlette	G
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'Shee sayes all women will have their wille	B
This is their chief desyre	D
Now yield as thou art a barone true	D
That I have payd mine hyre '	-
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'An earlye vengeaunce light on her '	-
The carlish baron swore	D
'Shee was my sister tolde thee this	O
And shee's a mishapen whore	D
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'But here I will make mine avowe	Q
To do her as ill a turne	M
For an ever I may that foule theefe gette	G
In a fyre I will her burne '	-
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Part the Second	G
	-
Homewarde pricked King Arthure	D
And a wearye man was hee	G
And soone he mette Queene Guenever	D
That bride so bright of blee	B
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'What newes what newes thou noble king	I
Howe Arthur hast thou sped	G
Where has thou hung the carlish knighte	G
And where bestow'd his head '	-
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'The carlish knight is safe for mee	G
And free fro mortal harme	G
On magicke grounde his castle stands	O
And fenc'd with many a charme	G
	-
'To bow to him I was fulle faine	M
And yielde mee to his hand	G
And but for a lothly ladye there	D
I sholde have lost my land	G
	-
'And nowe this fills my hearte with woe	Q
And sorrowe of my life	R
I swore a yonge and courtlye knight	G
Shold marry her to his wife '	-
	-
Then bespake him Sir Gawaine	M
That was ever a gentle knighte	G
'That lothly ladye I will wed	G
Therefore be merrye and lighte '	-
	-
'Now naye nowe naye good Sir Gawaine	M
My sister's sonne yee bee	G
This lothlye ladye's all too grimme	G
And all too foule for yee	G
	-
'Her nose is crookt and turn'd outwarde	G
Her chin stands all awrye	G
A worse form'd ladye than shee is	O
Was never seen with eye '	-
	-
'What though her chin stand all awrye	G
And shee be foule to see	G
I'll marry her unkle for thy sake	G
And I'll thy ransome bee '	-
	-
'Nowe thankes nowe thankes good Sir Gawaine	M
And a blessing thee betyde	G
To morrow we'll have knights and squires	O
And wee'll goe fetch thy bride	G
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'And wee'll have hawkes and wee'll have houndes	O
To cover our intent	G
And wee'll away to the greene forest	G
As wee a hunting went '	-
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Sir Lancelot Sir Stephen bolde	G
They rode with them that daye	G
And foremoste of the companye	G
There rode the stewarde Kaye	G
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Soe did Sir Banier and Sir Bore	D
And eke Sir Garratte keene	M
Sir Tristram too that gentle knight	G
To the forest freshe and greene	M
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And when they came to the greene forrest	G
Beneathe a faire holley tree	G
There sate that ladye in red scarlette	G
That unseemlye was to see	G
	-
Sir Kay beheld that lady's face	O
And looked upon her sweere	G
'Whoever kisses that ladye ' he sayes	O
'Of his kisse he stands in feare '	-
	-
Sir Kay beheld that ladye againe	M
And looked upon her snout	G
'Whoever kisses that ladye ' he sayes	O
'Of his kisse he stands in doubt '	-
	-
'Peace brother Kay ' sayde Sir Gawaine	M
'And amend thee of thy life	R
For there is a knight amongst us all	B
Must marry her to his wife '	-
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'What marry this foule queene ' quoth Kay	G
'I' the devil's name anone	M
Gette mee a wife wherever I maye	G
In sooth shee shall be none '	-
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Then some tooke up their hawkes in haste	G
And some took up their houndes	O
And sayd they wolde not marry her	G
For cities nor for townes	O
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Then bespak	G