A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBACDEECFFGGF HHIIHJJKKJFFGGF LLKKLMMKNMFFGGF| A man who would woo a fair maid | A |
| Should 'prentice himself to the trade | A |
| And study all day | B |
| In methodical way | B |
| How to flatter cajole and persuade | A |
| He should 'prentice himself at fourteen | C |
| And practise from morning to e'en | D |
| And when he's of age | E |
| If he will I'll engage | E |
| He may capture the heart of a queen | C |
| It is purely a matter of skill | F |
| Which all may attain if they will | F |
| But every Jack | G |
| He must study the knack | G |
| If he wants to make sure of his Jill | F |
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| If he's made the best use of his time | H |
| His twig he'll so carefully lime | H |
| That every bird | I |
| Will come down at his word | I |
| Whatever its plumage and clime | H |
| He must learn that the thrill of a touch | J |
| May mean little or nothing or much | J |
| It's an instrument rare | K |
| To be handled with care | K |
| And ought to be treated as such | J |
| It is purely a matter of skill | F |
| Which all may attain if they will | F |
| But every Jack | G |
| He must study the knack | G |
| If he wants to make sure of his Jill | F |
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| Then a glance may be timid or free | L |
| It will vary in mighty degree | L |
| From an impudent stare | K |
| To a look of despair | K |
| That no maid without pity can see | L |
| And a glance of despair is no guide | M |
| It may have its ridiculous side | M |
| It may draw you a tear | K |
| Or a box on the ear | N |
| You can never be sure till you've tried | M |
| It is purely a matter of skill | F |
| Which all may attain if they will | F |
| But every Jack | G |
| He must study the knack | G |
| If he wants to make sure of his Jill | F |
William Schwenck Gilbert
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