Sirena Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCEFGFGHHGIG EGEGJGJGKLMLH LGLGNGNGOBOBH KGPGQGRGJJJJH SFSFEBEBJGJGH JLJLJGJGJEJEH JTJTEEEEFBFBH JGJGUTUTJGJGH GEGEVEVEFBFBH EGEGJGJGJGJGHHGIG

Near to the silver TrentA
SIRENA dwellethB
She to whom Nature lentA
All that excellethB
By which the Muses lateC
And the neat GracesD
Have for their greater stateC
Taken their placesE
Twisting an anademF
Wherewith to crown herG
As it belong'd to themF
Most to renown herG
On thy bankH
In a rankH
Let thy swans sing herG
And with their musicI
Along let them bring herG
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Tagus and PactolusE
Are to thee debtorG
Nor for their gold to usE
Are they the betterG
Henceforth of all the restJ
Be thou the RiverG
Which as the daintiestJ
Puts them down everG
For as my precious oneK
O'er thee doth travelL
She to pearl paragonM
Turneth thy gravelL
On thy bankH
-
Our mournful PhilomelL
That rarest tunerG
Henceforth in AperilL
Shall wake the soonerG
And to her shall complainN
From the thick coverG
Redoubling every strainN
Over and overG
For when my Love too longO
Her chamber keepethB
As though it suffer'd wrongO
The Morning weepethB
On thy bankH
-
Oft have I seen the SunK
To do her honourG
Fix himself at his noonP
To look upon herG
And hath gilt every groveQ
Every hill near herG
With his flames from aboveR
Striving to cheer herG
And when she from his sightJ
Hath herself turn egrave dJ
He as it had been nightJ
In clouds hath mourn egrave dJ
On thy bankH
-
The verdant meads are seenS
When she doth view themF
In fresh and gallant greenS
Straight to renew themF
And every little grassE
Broad itself spreadethB
Proud that this bonny lassE
Upon it treadethB
Nor flower is so sweetJ
In this large cinctureG
But it upon her feetJ
Leaveth some tinctureG
On thy bankH
-
The fishes in the floodJ
When she doth angleL
For the hook strive a goodJ
Them to entangleL
And leaping on the landJ
From the clear waterG
Their scales upon the sandJ
Lavishly scatterG
Therewith to pave the mouldJ
Whereon she passesE
So herself to beholdJ
As in her glassesE
On thy bankH
-
When she looks out by nightJ
The stars stand gazingT
Like comets to our sightJ
Fearfully blazingT
As wond'ring at her eyesE
With their much brightnessE
Which so amaze the skiesE
Dimming their lightnessE
The raging tempests are calmF
When she speakethB
Such most delightsome balmF
From her lips breakethB
On thy bankH
-
In all our BrittanyJ
There 's not a fairerG
Nor can you fit anyJ
Should you compare herG
Angels her eyelids keepU
All hearts surprisingT
Which look whilst she doth sleepU
Like the sun's risingT
She alone of her kindJ
Knoweth true measureG
And her unmatch egrave d mindJ
Is heaven's treasureG
On thy bankH
-
Fair Dove and Darwen clearG
Boast ye your beautiesE
To Trent your mistress hereG
Yet pay your dutiesE
My Love was higher bornV
Tow'rds the full fountainsE
Yet she doth moorland scornV
And the Peak mountainsE
Nor would she none should dreamF
Where she abidethB
Humble as is the streamF
Which by her slidethB
On thy bankH
-
Yet my pour rustic MuseE
Nothing can move herG
Nor the means I can useE
Though her true loverG
Many a long winter's nightJ
Have I waked for herG
Yet this my piteous plightJ
Nothing can stir herG
All thy sands silver TrentJ
Down to the HumberG
The sighs that I have spentJ
Never can numberG
On thy bankH
In a rankH
Let thy swans sing herG
And with their musicI
Along let them bring herG

Michael Drayton



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