Dame Hickory Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAB BEF BB BBG B BHB B| 'Dame Hickory Dame Hickory | A |
| Here's sticks for your fire | B |
| Furze twigs and oak twigs | C |
| And beech twigs and briar ' | D |
| But when old Dame Hickory came for to see | A |
| She found 'twas the voice of the false faerie | B |
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| 'Dame Hickory Dame Hickory | B |
| Here's meat for your broth | E |
| Goose flesh and hare's flesh | F |
| And pig's trotters both ' | - |
| But when old Dame Hickory came for to see | B |
| She found 'twas the voice of the false faerie | B |
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| 'Dame Hickory Dame Hickory | B |
| Here's a wolf at your door | B |
| His teeth grinning white | G |
| And his tongue wagging sore ' | - |
| 'Nay ' said Dame Hickory 'ye false faerie ' | - |
| But a wolf 'twas indeed and famished was he | B |
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| 'Dame Hickory Dame Hickory | B |
| Here's buds for your tomb | H |
| Bramble and lavender | B |
| And rosemary bloom ' | - |
| 'Hush ' said Dame Hickory 'ye false faerie | B |
| Ye cry like a wolf ye do and trouble poor me ' | - |
Walter De La Mare
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