Roundelay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCBC ABCBCBC ABCBCBC DBCBEBC| I | A |
| Chloe found Amyntas lying | B |
| All in tears upon the plain | C |
| Sighing to himself and crying | B |
| Wretched I to love in vain | C |
| Kiss me dear before my dying | B |
| Kiss me once and ease my pain | C |
| - | |
| II | A |
| Sighing to himself and crying | B |
| Wretched I to love in vain | C |
| Ever scorning and denying | B |
| To reward your faithful swain | C |
| Kiss me dear before my dying | B |
| Kiss me once and ease my pain | C |
| - | |
| III | A |
| Ever scorning and denying | B |
| To reward your faithful swain | C |
| Chloe laughing at his crying | B |
| Told him that he loved in vain | C |
| Kiss me dear before my dying | B |
| Kiss me once and ease my pain | C |
| - | |
| IV | D |
| Chloe laughing at his crying | B |
| Told him that he loved in vain | C |
| But repenting and complying | B |
| When he kissed she kissed again | E |
| Kissed him up before his dying | B |
| Kissed him up and eased his pain | C |
John Dryden
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