A Balade Of Complaint Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACCAA ADADDEE EFEFFAA| Compleyne ne koude ne might myn herte never | A |
| My peynes halve ne what torment I have | B |
| Though that I sholde in your presence ben ever | A |
| Myn hertes lady as wisly he me save | C |
| That Bountee made and Beautee list to grave | C |
| In your persone and bad hem bothe in fere | A |
| Ever t'awayte and ay be wher ye were | A |
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| As wisly he gye alle my joyes here | A |
| As I am youres and to yow sad and trewe | D |
| And ye my lyf and cause of my gode chere | A |
| And deeth also whan ye my peynes newe | D |
| My worldes joye whom I wol serve and sewe | D |
| Myn heven hool and al my suffisaunce | E |
| Whom for to serve is set al my plesaunce | E |
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| Beseching yow in my most humble wyse | E |
| T'accepte in worth this litel pore dyte | F |
| And for my trouthe my servyce not despyse | E |
| Myn observaunce eke have not in despyte | F |
| Ne yit to longe to suffren in this plyte | F |
| I yow beseche myn hertes lady here | A |
| Sith I yow serve and so wil yeer by yere | A |
Geoffrey Chaucer
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