Charming May Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBA CCDDC AAEEA FFFEF GHEIIE JKLLK MMMEEN OOPQARRS EETTUUVV| O charming May | A |
| That's what they say | A |
| The saying is not new | B |
| The saying is not true | B |
| O May | A |
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| Bare fields and icebound streams | C |
| Sunshine in fitful gleams | C |
| May smile | D |
| Beguile | D |
| And dispel poets' dreams | C |
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| Was ever May so gay | A |
| As what the poets say | A |
| If so | E |
| We know | E |
| We live not in their day | A |
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| A cosy coat and wrap | F |
| You may not find mishap | F |
| Propo | F |
| You know | E |
| When comes the next cold snap | F |
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| A heavy woollen scarf | G |
| Strong boots that reach the calf | H |
| Away we go | E |
| Through snow and slush and wet | I |
| And can we once forget | I |
| 'Tis May Oh no | E |
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| Best is the old advice | J |
| Which we so oft despise | K |
| Cast not a clout | L |
| Till May goes out | L |
| May like a maiden lies | K |
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| A Maypole dance O my | M |
| Such sport is all my eye | M |
| Just try | M |
| I tried it and I know | E |
| The snow the blow | E |
| The aching toes the smarting nose | N |
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| I all defied | O |
| And loudly cried | O |
| Come on | P |
| Each one | Q |
| Be gay be gay 'Tis May Tis May | A |
| They laughed and shook the head | R |
| And this is what they said | R |
| Old Skunk he's drunk | S |
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| Still we do love her so | E |
| Her truth O no | E |
| She's like some fancy fickle | T |
| She lands you in a pickle | T |
| You grin and bear | U |
| Maybe you swear | U |
| In manner most alarming | V |
| And yet Sweet May is charming | V |
John Hartley
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