Riding Together Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAC ADAD AEAE AFAG AHAH AIAI AJAK ALAL AMAM ANAN AIAI AOAO| For many many days together | A |
| The wind blew steady from the East | B |
| For many days hot grew the weather | A |
| About the time of our Lady's Feast | B |
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| For many days we rode together | A |
| Yet met we neither friend nor foe | C |
| Hotter and clearer grew the weather | A |
| Steadily did the East wind blow | C |
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| We saw the trees in the hot bright weather | A |
| Clear cut with shadows very black | D |
| As freely we rode on together | A |
| With helms unlaced and bridles slack | D |
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| And often as we rode together | A |
| We looking down the green bank'd stream | E |
| Saw flowers in the sunny weather | A |
| And saw the bubble making bream | E |
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| And in the night lay down together | A |
| And hung above our heads the rood | F |
| Or watch'd night long in the dewy weather | A |
| The while the moon did watch the wood | G |
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| Our spears stood bright and thick together | A |
| Straight out the banners stream'd behind | H |
| As we gallop'd on in the sunny weather | A |
| With faces turn'd towards the wind | H |
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| Down sank our threescore spears together | A |
| As thick we saw the pagans ride | I |
| His eager face in the clear fresh weather | A |
| Shone out that last time by my side | I |
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| Up the sweep of the bridge we dash'd together | A |
| It rock'd to the crash of the meeting spears | J |
| Down rain'd the buds of the dear spring weather | A |
| The elm tree flowers fell like tears | K |
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| There as we roll'd and writhed together | A |
| I threw my arms above my head | L |
| For close by my side in the lovely weather | A |
| I saw him reel and fall back dead | L |
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| I and the slayer met together | A |
| He waited the death stroke there in his place | M |
| With thoughts of death in the lovely weather | A |
| Gapingly mazed at my madden'd face | M |
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| Madly I fought as we fought together | A |
| In vain the little Christian band | N |
| The pagans drown'd as in stormy weather | A |
| The river drowns low lying land | N |
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| They bound my blood stain'd hands together | A |
| They bound his corpse to nod by my side | I |
| Then on we rode in the bright March weather | A |
| With clash of cymbals did we ride | I |
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| We ride no more no more together | A |
| My prison bars are thick and strong | O |
| I take no heed of any weather | A |
| The sweet Saints grant I live not long | O |
William Morris
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