What Wor It? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GCGCHH CICICC JCJCKL MBMBCC LNLOEE| What wor it made me love thee lass | A |
| Aw connot tell | B |
| Aw know it worn't for thi brass | A |
| Tho' poor misel | B |
| Aw'd moor nor thee aw think if owt | C |
| An what aw had wor next to nowt | C |
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| Aw didn't love thi 'coss thi face | D |
| Wor fair to see | E |
| For tha wor th' plainest lass i'th' place | D |
| An as for me | E |
| They called me nooasy long legs walkin prop | F |
| An sed aw freetened customers throo th' shop | F |
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| Aw used to read i' Fairy books | G |
| Ov e'en soa breet | C |
| Ov gowden hair angelic looks | G |
| An smiles soa sweet | C |
| Aw used to fancy when aw'd older grown | H |
| Aw'd claim some lovely Fairy for mi own | H |
| - | |
| An weel aw recollect that neet | C |
| 'Twor th' furst o'th' year | I |
| Aw tuk thi hooam soaked throo wi' sleet | C |
| An aw'd a fear | I |
| Lest th' owd man's clog should give itsen a treat | C |
| An be too friendly wi' mi britches seeat | C |
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| What fun they made when we went in | J |
| They cried Yo're catched | C |
| An then thi mother sed i'th' midst o'th' din | J |
| They're fairly matched | C |
| An beauty's in th' beholder's e'e they say | K |
| An they've booath been gooid childer onyway | L |
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| An then aw saw a little tear | M |
| Unbidden flow | B |
| That settled it for then an thear | M |
| Aw seemed to know | B |
| 'At we wor meant to share each others lot | C |
| An Fancy's Fairies all could goa to pot | C |
| - | |
| Full thirty years have rolled away | L |
| Sin that rough time | N |
| What won mi love aw connot say | L |
| But this is mine | O |
| To know mi greatest prize on earth is thee | E |
| But pray whativver made thee fancy me | E |
John Hartley
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