Ballade Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGH ICJKLMNH OPQRSITH UKVH N| I know flies in milk | A |
| I know the man by his clothes | B |
| I know fair weather from foul | C |
| I know the apple by the tree | D |
| I know the tree when I see the sap | E |
| I know when all is one | F |
| I know who labors and who loafs | G |
| I know everything but myself | H |
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| I know the coat by the collar | I |
| I know the monk by the cowl | C |
| I know the master by the servant | J |
| I know the nun by the veil | K |
| I know when a hustler rattles on | L |
| I know fools raised on whipped cream | M |
| I know the wine by the barrel | N |
| I know everything but myself | H |
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| I know the horse and the mule | O |
| I know their loads and their limits | P |
| I know Beatrice and Belle | Q |
| I know the beads that count and add | R |
| I know nightmare and sleep | S |
| I know the Bohemians' error | I |
| I know the power of Rome | T |
| I know everything but myself | H |
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| Prince I know all things | U |
| I know the rosy cheeked and the pale | K |
| I know death who devours all | V |
| I know everything but myself | H |
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| Trans by Galway Kinnell | N |
Franaois Villon
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