Damaetas And Ida Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJKLL MNONLLLLLLPQL R R J A KL L D D AA| Damaetas is a boy as rue | A |
| As ever broke maid's solitude | B |
| He watcht the little Ida going | C |
| Where the wood raspberries were growing | C |
| And under a pretence of fear | D |
| Lest they might scratch her arms drew near | D |
| And plucking up a stiff grey bent | E |
| The fruit scarce touching it he sent | E |
| Into both hands the form they took | F |
| Of a boat's keel upon a brook | F |
| So not a raspberry fell down | G |
| To splash her foot or stain her gown | G |
| When it was over for his pains | H |
| She let his lips do off the stains | H |
| That were upon two fingers he | I |
| At first kist two and then kist three | I |
| And to be certain every stain | J |
| Had vanisht kist them o'er again | K |
| At last the boy quite shameless said | L |
| 'See I have taken out the red | L |
| Now where there's redder richer fruit | M |
| Pray my sweet Ida let me do't ' | N |
| 'Audacious creature ' she cried out | O |
| 'What in the world are you about ' | N |
| He had not taken off the red | L |
| All over on both cheeks 'twas spred | L |
| And the two lips that should be white | L |
| With fear if not with fear with spite | L |
| At such ill usage never show'd | L |
| More comely or more deeply glow'd | L |
| Damaetas fancied he could move | P |
| The girl to listen to his love | Q |
| Not he indeed | L |
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| Damaetas For pity's sake | R |
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| Ida Go never more come nigh this brake | R |
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| Damaetas Must I why must I press in vain | J |
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| Ida Because I hate you | A |
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| Damaetas Think again | K |
| Think better of it cruel maid | L |
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| Ida Well then because I am afraid | L |
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| Damaetas Look round us nobody is near | D |
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| Ida All the more reason for my fear | D |
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| Damaetas Hatred is overcome by you | A |
| And Fear can be no match for two | A |
Walter Savage Landor
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