The Gentlest Lady Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HIHJ KLKL| They say He was a serious child | A |
| And quiet in His ways | B |
| They say the gentlest lady smiled | A |
| To hear the neighbors' praise | B |
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| The coffers of her heart would close | C |
| Upon their smaliest word | D |
| Yet did they say How tall He grows | E |
| They thought she had not heard | D |
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| They say upon His birthday eve | F |
| She'd rock Him to His rest | G |
| As if she could not have Him leave | F |
| The shelter of her breast | G |
| - | |
| The poor must go in bitter thrift | H |
| The poor must give in pain | I |
| But ever did she get a gift | H |
| To greet His day again | J |
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| They say she'd kiss the Boy awake | K |
| And hail Him gay and clear | L |
| But oh her heart was like to break | K |
| To count another year | L |
Dorothy Parker
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