Off The Ground Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHIHDHEHFJKJ LBKBHMFMFKFKHNDNDDGD LOHPNFQFLHKHKHLHHLDL DDLRDKHRSDDDDSDSDLDL DHDHTHKHHDKDHNDNHHKH LHHDDDLKKSHSRThree jolly Farmers | A |
Once bet a pound | B |
Each dance the others would | C |
Off the ground | B |
Out of their coats | D |
They slipped right soon | E |
And neat and nicesome | F |
Put each his shoon | E |
One Two Three | G |
And away they go | H |
Not too fast | I |
And not too slow | H |
Out from the elm tree's | D |
Noonday shadow | H |
Into the sun | E |
And across the meadow | H |
Past the schoolroom | F |
With knees well bent | J |
Fingers a flicking | K |
They dancing went | J |
Up sides and over | L |
And round and round | B |
They crossed click clacking | K |
The Parish bound | B |
By Tupman's meadow | H |
They did their mile | M |
Tee to tum | F |
On a three barred stile | M |
Then straight through Whipham | F |
Downhill to Week | K |
Footing it lightsome | F |
But not too quick | K |
Up fields to Watchet | H |
And on through Wye | N |
Till seven fine churches | D |
They'd seen slip by | N |
Seven fine churches | D |
And five old mills | D |
Farms in the valley | G |
And sheep on the hills | D |
Old Man's Acre | L |
And Dead Man's Pool | O |
All left behind | H |
As they danced through Wool | P |
And Wool gone by | N |
Like tops that seem | F |
To spin in sleep | Q |
They danced in dream | F |
Withy Wellover | L |
Wassop Wo | H |
Like an old clock | K |
Their heels did go | H |
A league and a league | K |
And a league they went | H |
And not one weary | L |
And not one spent | H |
And log and behold | H |
Past Willow cum Leigh | L |
Stretched with its waters | D |
The great green sea | L |
Says Farmer Bates | D |
'I puffs and I blows | D |
What's under the water | L |
Why no man knows ' | R |
Says Farmer Giles | D |
'My mind comes weak | K |
And a good man drownded | H |
Is far to seek ' | R |
But Farmer Turvey | S |
On twirling toes | D |
Up's with his gaiters | D |
And in he goes | D |
Down where the mermaids | D |
Pluck and play | S |
On their twangling harps | D |
In a sea green day | S |
Down where the mermaids | D |
Finned and fair | L |
Sleek with their combs | D |
Their yellow hair | L |
Bates and Giles | D |
On the shingle sat | H |
Gazing at Turvey's | D |
Floating hat | H |
But never a ripple | T |
Nor bubble told | H |
Where he was supping | K |
Off plates of gold | H |
Never an echo | H |
Rilled through the sea | D |
Of the feasting and dancing | K |
And minstrelsy | D |
They called called called | H |
Came no reply | N |
Nought but the ripples' | D |
Sandy sigh | N |
Then glum and silent | H |
They sat instead | H |
Vacantly brooding | K |
On home and bed | H |
Till both together | L |
Stood up and said | H |
'Us knows not dreams not | H |
Where you be | D |
Turvey unless | D |
In the deep blue sea | D |
But axcusing silver | L |
And it comes most willing | K |
Here's us two paying our forty shilling | K |
For it's sartin sure Turvey | S |
Safe and sound | H |
You danced us a square Turvey | S |
Off the ground ' | R |
Walter De La Mare
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