How Shall I Woo Thee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC ADADEE AFAFGG| How shall I woo thee to win thee mine own | A |
| Say in what tongue shall I tell of my love | B |
| I who was fearless so timid have grown | A |
| All that was eagle has turned into dove | B |
| The path from the meadow that leads to the bars | C |
| Is more to me now than the path of the stars | C |
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| How shall I woo thee to win thee mine own | A |
| Thou who art fair and as far as the moon | D |
| Had I the strength of the torrent's wild tone | A |
| Had I the sweetness of warblers in June | D |
| The strength and the sweetness might charm and persuade | E |
| But neither have I my petition to aid | E |
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| How shall I woo thee to win thee mine own | A |
| How shall I traverse the distance between | F |
| My humble cot and your glorious throne | A |
| How shall a clown gain the ear of a queen | F |
| Oh teach me the tongue that shall please thee the best | G |
| For till I have won thee my heart may not rest | G |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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