The Water Lady Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEDFGFGHIHIJKJL MNMN| Alas the moon should ever beam | A |
| To show what man should never see | B |
| I saw a maiden on a stream | A |
| And fair was she | B |
| I staid awhile to see her throw | C |
| Her tresses black that all beset | D |
| The fair horizon of her brow | E |
| With clouds of jet | D |
| I staid a little while to view | F |
| Her cheek that wore in place of red | G |
| The bloom of water tender blue | F |
| Daintily spread | G |
| I staid to watch a little space | H |
| Her parted lips if she would sing | I |
| The waters closed above her face | H |
| With many a ring | I |
| And still I staid a little more | J |
| Alas she never comes again | K |
| I throw my flowers from the shore | J |
| And watch in vain | L |
| I know my life will fade away | M |
| I know that I must vainly pine | N |
| For I am made of mortal clay | M |
| But she's divine | N |
Thomas Hood
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