The Betrothal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGGGDD| There was a little pause between the dances | A |
| Without somewhere a tinkling fountain played | B |
| The dusky path was lit by ardent glances | C |
| As forth they fared a lover and a maid | B |
| He chose a nook from curious eyes well hidden | D |
| All redolent with sweet midsummer charm | E |
| And by the great primeval instinct bidden | F |
| He drew her in the shelter of his arm | E |
| The words that long deep in his heart had trembled | G |
| Found sudden utterance she at first dissembled | G |
| Refused her lips and half withdrew her hand | G |
| Then murmured Yes and yielded woman fashion | D |
| Her virgin mouth to young love's kiss of passion | D |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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