Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: Xvi Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG| Oh 'tis a terrible thing in early youth | A |
| To be assailed by laughter and mute shame | B |
| A terrible thing to be befooled forsooth | A |
| By one's own foolish face betrayed in flame | B |
| The little traitor when she saw me dumb | C |
| Went on to clap her hands till all and each | D |
| Took up the jest and called on me to come | C |
| And prove my courage in the manly breach | D |
| The imperious queen stood waiting for me there | E |
| Pointing and beckoning and the crowd closed in | F |
| Under the cover of a wilder air | E |
| From the brass band the darkness and the din | F |
| I know not how it was in fear or fun | G |
| I touched that monster's knee and all was done | G |
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
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