The Christening Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABB CDCDD DEDEE DFDFF GDGDD GHGHH GEGEE IAIAA| Whose 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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