Imogen (a Lady Of Tender Age) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCAC DEDEEFDF GHGHHIGI| Ladies where were your bright eyes glancing | A |
| Where were they glancing yester night | B |
| Saw ye Imogen dancing dancing | A |
| Imogen dancing all in white | B |
| Laughed she not with a pure delight | B |
| Laughed she not with a joy serene | C |
| Stepped she not with a grace entrancing | A |
| Slenderly girt in silken sheen | C |
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| All through the night from dusk to daytime | D |
| Under her feet the hours were swift | E |
| Under her feet the hours of play time | D |
| Rose and fell with a rhythmic lift | E |
| Music set her adrift adrift | E |
| Music eddying towards the day | F |
| Swept her along as brooks in May time | D |
| Carry the freshly falling May | F |
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| Ladies life is a changing measure | G |
| Youth is a lilt that endeth soon | H |
| Pluck ye never so fast at pleasure | G |
| Twilight follows the longest noon | H |
| Nay but here is a lasting boon | H |
| Life for hearts that are old and chill | I |
| Youth undying for hearts that treasure | G |
| Imogen dancing dancing still | I |
Henry Newbolt
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