The Gift Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFG HAHA IJIJ| To Iris In Bow Street Convent Garden | A |
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| Say cruel IRIS pretty rake | B |
| Dear mercenary beauty | C |
| What annual offering shall I make | B |
| Expressive of my duty | C |
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| My heart a victim to thine eyes | D |
| Should I at once deliver | E |
| Say would the angry fair one prize | D |
| The gift who slights the giver | E |
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| A bill a jewel watch or toy | F |
| My rivals give and let 'em | G |
| If gems or gold impart a joy | F |
| I'll give them when I get 'em | G |
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| I'll give but not the full blown rose | H |
| Or rose bud more in fashion | A |
| Such short liv'd offerings but disclose | H |
| A transitory passion | A |
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| I'll give thee something yet unpaid | I |
| Not less sincere than civil | J |
| I'll give thee Ah too charming maid | I |
| I'll give thee To the devil | J |
Oliver Goldsmith
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