Life; The Classroom Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHI JKJGLLMNNML OOOP QRQSQTQUVQWXQQU YYYZV A2B2QB2C2D2QQQE2F2G2 H2 QQQQQ E2DI2J2D2AQK2L2QAM2| Each time I took a test I was learning | A |
| A certificate must be a ticket to better earnings | B |
| I took studies on self worth | C |
| Contentment was no sentiment | D |
| The tutor taught us to keep our eyes | E |
| On our own papers | F |
| Sometimes I became a hater | G |
| Because the tutor gave simple examples | H |
| And complex exercises | I |
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| The primary aim is to learn | J |
| We experiment and experience | K |
| But the secondary aim is to earn | J |
| At leisure | G |
| It pleasures only a few to swot up | L |
| In case of a pop up | L |
| Some have the knowledge | M |
| But would never pen it down | N |
| Some pen it down | N |
| But never have the courage | M |
| To speak up | L |
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| Tutorials are optional | O |
| Lectures are essential | O |
| Every moment markets an individual | O |
| And the chance to new discoveries | P |
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| The ones who sleep in class | Q |
| And the ones who can t wait | R |
| To get out of class | Q |
| The ones who love power play | S |
| The good the bad the uglies | Q |
| The bullies and the bullied | T |
| The geniuses and the dummies | Q |
| The uniquely gifted and the ordinary | U |
| The focused and the distracted | V |
| The ones who move in crowds | Q |
| And the ones who dwell in solitude | W |
| The peer pressured | X |
| And their peer pressures | Q |
| The ones who strive to be like the tutor s | Q |
| And the ones who easily create humour | U |
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| Break time s always our fun time | Y |
| Fun time s the only time | Y |
| We forget to keep track of time | Y |
| And the hours go by | Z |
| While we re absent minded | V |
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| My momma said | A2 |
| The best job I could get is with a certificate | B2 |
| An incentive I knew this was | Q |
| Still I couldn t wait to graduate | B2 |
| But when I did I realized that | C2 |
| Life itself is a bigger classroom | D2 |
| Levels and ranks | Q |
| Seniority pranks | Q |
| A few friends from class | Q |
| Became friends for life | E2 |
| Some others promised | F2 |
| To stay in touch | G2 |
| But never really tried | H2 |
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| Distance broke some connections | Q |
| And connection broke some distances | Q |
| How ironic the classroom is | Q |
| The labor market can change classes of individuals | Q |
| And individuals can change the better their chances | Q |
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| That s why when I take the test of life | E2 |
| I m independent | D |
| Eyes on my script | I2 |
| I hardly compete | J2 |
| In life The classroom | D2 |
| Practical is everything | A |
| From experiences | Q |
| It must be critically critiqued | K2 |
| Pay less attention if it doesn t let you depict | L2 |
| Follow your instincts | Q |
| There s always a price for the outstanding | A |
| But don t expect a prize when you re standing out | M2 |
Ajiboye Temitopelodobaba
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