Master And Servant Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCBDEFEGGHIJKLMNNM NOPOQRFRSEN EETTJUVUWPX NYPY ZQB PDYDA2NA| The devil to Bacchus said one day | A |
| In a scowling growling petulant way | A |
| As he came from earth to hell | B |
| 'There's a soul above that I cannot move | C |
| And I've struggled long and well | B |
| He's a manly youth with an eye of truth | D |
| A fellow of matchless grace | E |
| And he looks me through with his eye of blue | F |
| Till I cower before his face | E |
| The very power and strength of heaven | G |
| To this young fearless soul were given | G |
| For I've never an art that can reach his heart | H |
| And I cannot snare his feet | I |
| I have wasted days in devising ways | J |
| And now must cry 'Defeat '' | K |
| And the devil scowled and grumbled and growled | L |
| And beat about with his cane | M |
| Till the demons fled over the burning waste | N |
| Out of his reach in hurrying haste | N |
| Howling aloud in pain | M |
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| Bacchus laughed as he stooped and quaffed | N |
| A burning bumper of wine | O |
| 'Why master ' said he 'you soon shall see | P |
| The fellow down at your shrine | O |
| Long ago if you'd let me know | Q |
| We'd had him in our ranks | R |
| And now adieu while I work for you | F |
| Don't hurry about your thanks | R |
| I'm going above you know they love | S |
| The sight of my glowing face | E |
| They call me a god ho ho how odd | N |
| With this for my dwelling place ' | - |
| A youth with a dower of manly grace | E |
| A maid with the morning in her face | E |
| And she filleth a goblet full to the brim | T |
| And giveth the bubbling draught to him | T |
| 'Drink ' she says and the goblet sways | J |
| And shimmers under his eyes | U |
| He tries to speak but the tongue is weak | V |
| And the words sink into sighs | U |
| For the maid is fair and she holds him there | W |
| With a spell that he cannot flee | P |
| 'Drink ' and she sips with her ruby lips | X |
| 'Drink but a draught with me ' | - |
| And the lovers quaffed while the demons laughed | N |
| And Bacchus laughed loud and long | Y |
| 'Ho ho ' cried he 'what a victory | P |
| Ho ho for the soul so strong | Y |
| That my master was beat and cried 'Defeat ' | - |
| But wine is a tempter and love is sweet ' | - |
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| Bacchus went back o'er the fiery track | Z |
| Into the land below | Q |
| And the devil said 'Well what have you to tell | B |
| Of the thing I want to know ' | - |
| And Bacchus said he 'Why look and see | P |
| There is your strong brave youth | D |
| Reeling along with a drunken song | Y |
| Staining those lips of truth | D |
| My work is done You must go on | A2 |
| And finish the job I started | N |
| And as long as I stay in your service pray | A |
| Don't ever be down hearted ' | - |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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