Braid The Raven Hair Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBCDD EFEFGHGHDD| Braid the raven hair | A |
| Weave the supple tress | B |
| Deck the maiden fair | A |
| In her loveliness | B |
| Paint the pretty face | B |
| Dye the coral lip | C |
| Emphasise the grace | B |
| Of her ladyship | C |
| Art and nature thus allied | D |
| Go to make a pretty bride | D |
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| Sit with downcast eye | E |
| Let it brim with dew | F |
| Try if you can cry | E |
| We will do so too | F |
| When you're summoned start | G |
| Like a frightened roe | H |
| Flutter little heart | G |
| Colour come and go | H |
| Modesty at marriage tide | D |
| Well becomes a pretty bride | D |
William Schwenck Gilbert
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