The Willow-tree (another Version) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEC A FGHGI A FCJCHC K CLMNON K PHHHQCK K RSCSEHHH K HKKKHTH K UCVCHHHH P F HHKHHK

IA
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Long by the willow treesB
Vainly they sought herC
Wild rang the mother's screamsD
O'er the gray waterC
'Where is my lovely oneE
Where is my daughterC
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IIA
-
'Rouse thee sir constableF
Rouse thee and lookG
Fisherman bring your netH
Boatman your hookG
Beat in the lily bedsI
Dive in the brook '-
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IIIA
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Vainly the constableF
Shouted and called herC
Vainly the fishermanJ
Beat the green alderC
Vainly he flung the netH
Never it hauled herC
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IVK
-
Mother beside the fireC
Sat her nightcap inL
Father in easy chairM
Gloomily nappingN
When at the window sillO
Came a light tappingN
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VK
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And a pale countenanceP
Looked through the casementH
Loud beat the mother's heartH
Sick with amazementH
And at the vision whichQ
Came to surprise herC
Shrieked in an agonyK
'Lor it's Elizar '-
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VIK
-
Yes 'twas ElizabethR
Yes 'twas their girlS
Pale was her cheek and herC
Hair out of curlS
'Mother ' the loving oneE
Blushing exclaimedH
'Let not your innocentH
Lizzy be blamedH
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VIIK
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'Yesterday going to auntH
Jones's to teaK
Mother dear mother IK
FORGOT THE DOOR KEYK
And as the night was coldH
And the way steepT
Mrs Jones kept me toH
Breakfast and sleep '-
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VIIIK
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Whether her Pa and MaU
Fully believed herC
That we shall never knowV
Stern they received herC
And for the work of thatH
Cruel though short nightH
Sent her to bed withoutH
Tea for a fortnightH
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IXP
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MORALF
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Hey diddle diddletyH
Cat and the FiddletyH
Maidens of England take caution by sheK
Let love and suicideH
Never tempt you asideH
And always remember to take the door keyK

William Makepeace Thackeray



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