The Unmarried Mother Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFG AAHH IIJJ KKHH| What was the need of you little one | A |
| My baby dear my darling son | A |
| To me a girl a foolish young thing | B |
| A mother without a wedding ring | B |
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| My father cursed and beat me | C |
| My mother in tears would entreat me | C |
| My friends would blush and pass me by | D |
| Strangers pointed at me on the sly | D |
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| And he who was my own true love | E |
| Your father by the will above | E |
| He wanders God knows how far from here | F |
| Shamed because of us poor dear | G |
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| What was the need of you little one | A |
| My baby dear my darling son | A |
| But whether there was need or no | H |
| With all my heart I love you so | H |
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| There seem to open azure skies | I |
| Whene'er I look into your eyes | I |
| And when on me you sweetly smile | J |
| All I've suffered is gone for a while | J |
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| May He by whom the birds are fed | K |
| Joy and blessings on you shed | K |
| Whether there was need or no | H |
| With all my heart I love you so | H |
France Preseren
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