Come, Tell Me Some Olden Story Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCDEDF ACGCGHIHI AJKKKBLBL FCKCKDMDM| I | A |
| Come tell me some olden story | B |
| Of Knight or Paladin | C |
| Whose sword on the field of glory | B |
| Bright laurel wreaths did win | C |
| Tell me of the heart of fire | D |
| His courage rare did prove | E |
| Speak on oh I will not tire | D |
| But never talk of love | F |
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| II | A |
| Or if thou wilt I shall hearken | C |
| Some magic legend rare | G |
| How the Wizard s power did darken | C |
| The sunny summer air | G |
| Thou lt tell of Banshee s midnight wail | H |
| Or corpse light s ghastly gleam | I |
| It matters not how wild the tale | H |
| So love be not thy theme | I |
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| III | A |
| Or perhaps thou may st have travelled | J |
| On distant foreign strand | K |
| Strange secrets have unravelled | K |
| In many a far off land | K |
| Describe each castle hoary | B |
| Each fair or frowning shore | L |
| But should love blend in thy story | B |
| I ll list thy voice no more | L |
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| IV | F |
| Thou askest with emotion | C |
| Why am I thus so cold | K |
| Urging all thy past devotion | C |
| Well known well tried of old | K |
| Hush bend a little nearer | D |
| That sad o erclouded brow | M |
| Could love vows make thee dearer | D |
| To me than thou art now | M |
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
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