The Shepherd Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BBCD EEFGHH IIFGJJ KK| A | |
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| He wore an old blue shirt the night that first we met | B |
| An old and tattered cabbage tree concealed his locks of jet | B |
| His footsteps had a languor his voice a husky tone | C |
| Both man and dog were spent with toil as they slowly wandered home | D |
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| I saw him but a moment yet methinks I see him now | E |
| While his sheep were gently feeding 'neath the rugged mountain brow | E |
| When next we met the old blue shirt and cabbage tree were gone | F |
| A brand new suit of tweed and Doctor Dod he had put on | G |
| Arm in arm with him was one who strove and not in vain | H |
| To ease his pockets of their load by drinking real champagne | H |
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| I saw him but a moment and he was going a pace | I |
| Shouting nobbler after nobbler with a smile upon his face | I |
| When next again I saw that man his suit of tweed was gone | F |
| The old blue shirt and cabbage tree once more he had put on | G |
| Slowly he trudged along the road and took the well known track | J |
| From the station he so lately left with a swag upon his back | J |
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| I saw him but a moment as he was walking by | K |
| With two black eyes and broken nose and a tear dropp in his eye | K |
Banjo Paterson
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