What The Wolf Really Said To Little Red Riding-hood Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEEFF GGHHFF| Wondering maiden so puzzled and fair | A |
| Why dost thou murmur and ponder and stare | A |
| Why are my eyelids so open and wild | B |
| Only the better to see with my child | B |
| Only the better and clearer to view | C |
| Cheeks that are rosy and eyes that are blue | C |
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| Dost thou still wonder and ask why these arms | D |
| Fill thy soft bosom with tender alarms | D |
| Swaying so wickedly Are they misplaced | E |
| Clasping or shielding some delicate waist | E |
| Hands whose coarse sinews may fill you with fear | F |
| Only the better protect you my dear | F |
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| Little Red Riding Hood when in the street | G |
| Why do I press your small hand when we meet | G |
| Why when you timidly offered your cheek | H |
| Why did I sigh and why didn't I speak | H |
| Why well you see if the truth must appear | F |
| I'm not your grandmother Riding Hood dear | F |
Bret Harte
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