Forget-me-not Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDE FFG HHI JJA KKI IIK AAAA FFAA LLAA MMK NNMM OPI| A gallant knight and his betroth'd bride | A |
| Were walking one day by a river side | A |
| They talk'd of love and they talk'd of war | B |
| And how very foolish lovers are | C |
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| At length the bride to the knight did say | D |
| 'There have been many young ladies led astray | D |
| By believing in all their lovers said | E |
| And you are false to me I am afraid ' | - |
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| 'No Ellen I was never false to thee | F |
| I never gave thee cause to doubt me | F |
| I have always lov'd thee and do still | G |
| And no other woman your place shall fill ' | - |
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| 'Dear Edwin it may be true but I am in doubt | H |
| But there's some beautiful flowers here about | H |
| Growing on the other side of the river | I |
| But how to get one I cannot discover ' | - |
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| 'Dear Ellen they seem beautiful indeed | J |
| But of them dear take no heed | J |
| Because they are on the other side | A |
| Besides the river is deep and wide ' | - |
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| 'Dear Edwin as I doubt your love to be untrue | K |
| I ask one favour now from you | K |
| Go fetch me a flower from across the river | I |
| Which will prove you love me more than ever ' | - |
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| 'Dear Ellen I will try and fetch you a flower | I |
| If it lies within my power | I |
| To prove that I am true to you | K |
| And what more can your Edwin do ' | - |
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| So he leap'd into the river wide | A |
| And swam across to the other side | A |
| To fetch a flower for his young bride | A |
| Who watched him eagerly on the other side | A |
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| So he pluck'd a flower right merrily | F |
| Which seemed to fill his heart with glee | F |
| That it would please his lovely bride | A |
| But alas he never got to the other side | A |
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| For when he tried to swim across | L |
| All power of his body he did loss | L |
| But before he sank in the river wide | A |
| He flung the flowers to his lovely bride | A |
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| And he cried 'Oh heaven hard is my lot | M |
| My dearest Ellen Forget me not | M |
| For I was ever true to you | K |
| My dearest Ellen I bid thee adieu ' | - |
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| Then she wrung her hands in wild despair | N |
| Until her cries did rend the air | N |
| And she cried 'Edwin dear hard is out lot | M |
| But I'll name this flower Forget me not | M |
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| 'And I'll remember thee while I live | O |
| And to no other man my hand I'll give | P |
| And I will place my affection on this little flower | I |
| And it will solace me in a lonely hour ' | - |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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