Retort Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAB CCDCD| Thou art a fool said my head to my heart | A |
| Indeed the greatest of fools thou art | A |
| To be led astray by the trick of a tress | B |
| By a smiling face or a ribbon smart | A |
| And my heart was in sore distress | B |
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| Then Phyllis came by and her face was fair | C |
| The light gleamed soft on her raven hair | C |
| And her lips were blooming a rosy red | D |
| Then my heart spoke out with a right bold air | C |
| Thou art worse than a fool O head | D |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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