Myfanwy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB CDED FGFG FHIH AAAA IJAJ KLAL| Kind o'er the kinderbank leans my Myfanwy | A |
| White o'er the playpen the sheen of her dress | B |
| Fresh from the bathroom and soft in the nursery | C |
| Soap scented fingers I long to caress | B |
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| Were you a prefect and head of your dormit'ry | C |
| Were you a hockey girl tennis or gym | D |
| Who was your favourite Who had a crush on you | E |
| Which were the baths where they taught you to swim | D |
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| Smooth down the Avenue glitters the bicycle | F |
| Black stockinged legs under navy blue serge | G |
| Home and Colonial Star International | F |
| Balancing bicycle leant on the verge | G |
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| Trace me your wheel tracks you fortunate bicycle | F |
| Out of the shopping and into the dark | H |
| Back down the avenue back to the pottingshed | I |
| Back to the house on the fringe of the park | H |
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| Golden the light on the locks of Myfanwy | A |
| Golden the light on the book on her knee | A |
| Finger marked pages of Rackham's Hans Anderson | A |
| Time for the children to come down to tea | A |
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| Oh Fullers angel cake Robertson's marmalade | I |
| Liberty lampshade come shine on us all | J |
| My what a spread for the friends of Myfanwy | A |
| Some in the alcove and some in the hall | J |
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| Then what sardines in half lighted passages | K |
| Locking of fingers in long hide and seek | L |
| You will protect me my silken Myfanwy | A |
| Ring leader tom boy and chum to the weak | L |
John Betjeman
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