The Christening Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABB CDCDD DEDEE DFDFF GDGDD GHGHH GEGEE IAIAAWhose child is this they bring | A |
Into the aisle | B |
At so superb a thing | A |
The congregation smile | B |
And turn their heads awhile | B |
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Its eyes are blue and bright | C |
Its cheeks like rose | D |
Its simple robes unite | C |
Whitest of calicoes | D |
With lawn and satin bows | D |
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A pride in the human race | D |
At this paragon | E |
Of mortals lights each face | D |
While the old rite goes on | E |
But ah they are shocked anon | E |
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What girl is she who peeps | D |
From the gallery stair | F |
Smiles palely redly weeps | D |
With feverish furtive air | F |
As though not fitly there | F |
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I am the baby's mother | G |
This gem of the race | D |
The decent fain would smother | G |
And for my deep disgrace | D |
I am bidden to leave the place | D |
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Where is the baby's father | G |
In the woods afar | H |
He says there is none he'd rather | G |
Meet under moon or star | H |
Than me of all that are | H |
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To clasp me in lovelike weather | G |
Wish fixing when | E |
He says To be together | G |
At will just now and then | E |
Makes him the blest of men | E |
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But chained and doomed for life | I |
To slovening | A |
As vulgar man and wife | I |
He says is another thing | A |
Yea sweet Love's sepulchring | A |
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Thomas Hardy
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