At The Wedding Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCB DDBB EEAA| There was weepin' by the women that the crowd could plainly see | A |
| An' old William's throat was chokin' an' his eyes were watery | A |
| An' he couldn't hardly answer when the parson made him say | B |
| Who it was on that occasion was to give the girl away | B |
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| I detest tears at a weddin' an' I didn't like 'em then | C |
| An' I couldn't see the reason for the lips that trembled when | C |
| Reverend Goodly looked about him ere he tied the knot to stay | B |
| An' said 'Which of you assembled here now gives this girl away ' | - |
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| I shall not forget old William an' the solemn look he wore | D |
| Though he tried his best at smilin' I could tell his heart was sore | D |
| I could see the tear drops startin' as he looked at little May | B |
| An' I knew the wrench it caused him when he gave his girl away | B |
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| I could hear the women sobbin' an' I didn't dare to look | E |
| I jes' kep' my face straight forward till the parson closed his book | E |
| For the heart of me was beatin' not in sadness but in glee | A |
| I had reason to be happy He was givin' her to me | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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