Philomel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHDDHH FFIICCFF| As it fell upon a day | A |
| In the merry month of May | A |
| Sitting in a pleasant shade | B |
| Which a grove of myrtles made | B |
| Beasts did leap and birds did sing | C |
| Trees did grow and plants did spring | C |
| Everything did banish moan | D |
| Save the Nightingale alone | D |
| She poor bird as all forlorn | E |
| Lean'd her breast up till a thorn | E |
| And there sung the dolefull'st ditty | F |
| That to hear it was great pity | F |
| Fie fie fie now would she cry | G |
| Tereu Tereu by and by | G |
| That to hear her so complain | H |
| Scarce I could from tears refrain | H |
| For her griefs so lively shown | D |
| Made me think upon mine own | D |
| Ah thought I thou mourn'st in vain | H |
| None takes pity on thy pain | H |
| Senseless trees they cannot hear thee | F |
| Ruthless beasts they will not cheer thee | F |
| King Pandion he is dead | I |
| All thy friends are lapp'd in lead | I |
| All thy fellow birds do sing | C |
| Careless of thy sorrowing | C |
| Even so poor bird like thee | F |
| None alive will pity me | F |
Richard Barnefield
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