Her Refrain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAC DADA E FGFE| Do you love me ' she said when the skies were blue | A |
| And we walked where the stream through the branches glistened | B |
| And I told and retold her my love was true | A |
| While she listened and smiled and smiled and listened | B |
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| Do you love me ' she whispered when days were drear | A |
| And her eyes searched mine with a patient yearning | C |
| And I kissed her renewing the words so dear | A |
| While she listened and smiled as if slowly learning | C |
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| Do you love me she asked when we sat at rest | D |
| By the stream enshadowed with autumn glory | A |
| Her cheek had been laid as in peace on my breast | D |
| But she raised it to ask for the sweet old story | A |
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| And I said 'I will tell her the tale again | E |
| I will swear by the earth and the stars above me ' | - |
| And I told her that uttermost time should prove | F |
| The fervor and faith of my perfect love | G |
| And I vowed it and pledged it that nought should move | F |
| While she listened and smiled in my face and then | E |
| She whispered once more ' Do you truly love me ' | - |
John Boyle O'reilly
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